In Tech Tool 11 the author talks about the
effectiveness of using digital portfolios
instead of the traditional exams to assess students. To
find out what the students have learned, it is best to get them involved in
pulling out of their own databases to create digital portfolios; using videos,
reflective essays, audios, and pictures to show what they have learned. This way the teacher can see what the
students understand and yet need to learn.
This a great way to engage students to assess themselves. It is
very creative and much more productive to understand what a student has learned
and what he/she still need to learn.
The next subject of interest is the Digital Teaching Portfolios for teachers. This is a collection of educational and professional materials stored in an electronic format that will show a teacher’s growth and development over time. It is advisable for student teachers or teachers who are just starting their career, to build their digital teaching portfolio. This is another great idea which I will adhere to. Starting my digital teaching portfolio will show me my growth and will have all that I have learned in one place; instead of multiple files, on my computer. This digital teaching portfolio can serve as a resume. The digital teaching portfolio, in my opinion, is a great road map for a prospective employer to understand and see what you know.
In Tech Tool 11.2, the author talks about using Student Participation Systems in the class room. The student participation system allows students to learn by answering multiple choice, yes/no, true/false, ranking, numeric and short answer question using hand held remote control devices. This is done anonymously, allowing all students to participate without being embarrassed because of giving wrong answers. The students get instant feedback to their answers. Again, this is a great way to keep student’s attention in the subjects being taught. Students become active learners instead of passive learners. They can express their opinions electronically, without the embarrassment of giving wrong answers. This system allows the student who might not otherwise not, participate to take part in of the activities.
I feel that teaching in the 21st
century, with the advent of very cool electronic teaching tools, makes easier
for the teacher to teach, and easier for students to learn. It is not just route memory. Students and teachers come together to learn
and have fun.
Source
Clicker
student response systems. (n.d.). Retrieved November 06, 2016, from
http://www.findeen.de/videos/clicker_student_response_systems.html
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(2013). Primary Digital Portfolios. Retrieved November 06, 2016, from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0f6E-DfiUM
Maloy, R., O'Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education Inc.
