CHAPTER 6
After reviewing chapter six, I have come to the conclusion
that I want my classroom to have many digital technologies available for my
students. I want them to be as technologically equipped as possible for their
future. I think being able to operate and understand wireless devices, USB
flash drives, and electronic whiteboards will be especially beneficial in my
student’s futures. I also think technologies such as data projectors, speakers
and headphones, and webcams could give me opportunities to enhance the learning
process for some students. These devices could help students who are struggling
better understand material and study more effectively. Although I want my
classroom to be full of emerging technology, I wouldn’t want to use it all the
time. I want my students to be technologically advanced, but at the same time,
not be distracted by the devices while in the classroom setting.
CHAPTER 11
AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES
A
traditional form of audio media I could use in my classroom is the cassette
player. During an English lesson, I could have students listen to classic
poetry recited. I would choose a piece like the epic poem Beowulf which is
written and read in Old English. To contrast the old from the new, I could have
students use the emergent technology of Internet Audio. Using this, students
could find and listen to MP3 recordings of the modern poets of the 21st
century. Students would hear the different language patterns, words, and styles
between the different poems, while at the same time using traditional and
emergent audio technology.
VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES
While
teaching a junior high history class, I can think of a lesson that would
incorporate both traditional and emerging visual technologies. I could have the
students study and analyze maps of the paths armies traveled during the Civil
War. The maps would be considered use of traditional print materials. They
could mark where major battles occurred and the miles an army traveled between
battles. After this, I could use the emerging visual technology of a digital
video disk to show recordings of reenactments of major Civil War battles or a
documentary that included tours of major Civil War sites. The students would
get two very different but equally as important perspectives by using the two
forms of visual technology.
