WendyChicas

05/07/20142014

Benefits of Applying Technology to Education.

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND HUMANITIESDEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGUE CAREER: Bachelor in EnglishCURSE NAME: Technology in Education.DATE: July 5 ,

2014STUDENT`S NAME:Wendy Iveth Chicas

1. In a chart, describe the advantages and disadvantages of using technology in your professional development taking into account Blended Learning, Education 2.0, Web 2.0 and IT.

TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY TOOL ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

BLENDED LEARNING

Flexibility. Increased interaction

from students. Improved technology

skills. Asynchronous

communications. Opportunities to

create learning communities.(

Less class time with use of internet.

Time requirements Technology support

learning curve for both faculty and student in learning the technologies.

Longer prep time when teaching in a blended environment.

Faculty perceptions of blended learning.

Student perceptions of blended learning.

EDUCATION 2.0

Higher quality information available faster.

Reduce Distance, Provide Information Communication, Makes life Easier.

Allow people to share and discuss knowledge using written text, sound or video and thus they enable social knowledge

construction and formation of conceptualization share with others.

Knowledge organization and reflection

Teachers are struggling to grasp the concept of the different technologies available and sometimes they do not know how.

Some teachers even feel scared because they fear that this will make them feel embarrassed if they make mistakes with using the computer while teaching.

They will have to use unfamiliar things in their lessons.

Need for IT experience.

WEB 2.0

Opportunity to stay in touch with many people without regard to the distance between.

Opportunity to get to know with people from different countries and cultures.

Spend alternatively. Easy and cheap.

For an enterprise it is possible and easy to post advertising.

Allow diary or even minutely actualization.

Good quality for image and video.

Great variety of videos that it is not achievable to find everywhere else.

User’s profiles and personal information accessible to people that should not be able to see them.

Uploaded files that everyone can save in their computer and use them.

Lack of privacy. The possibility to

occur disagreements or impolite comments.

Ability to post only videos that are short in duration, in cases you want to see a video with longer duration you have to search for all of their parts.

IT

Students-centered Approaches to learning.

Educators skills in the use of

Technology for learning.

Synthesis-level teachers can merge classroom instruction, relevant on-line instructional techniques, and supplementary materials.

Synthesis-level teachers can merge classroom instruction, relevant

on-line instructional techniques, and supplementary materials.

Technical assistance for maintaining and using technology

Resources Community partners

who provide expertise, support, and real-life Interactions

Ongoing financial support for sustained technology use

Assessment of the effectiveness of technology for learning

2. Explain how you are going to design a lesson plan online by using Web Quest and what are the real propose using this kind of technology in your professional development.

First of all, as it is known, a WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with, comes from resources on the Internet (Dodge, 1995).For designing a good webquest I have to develop some basic components which are the following: The first one is the Introduction, In this part I set the stage for the activity and catches the reader’s attention to draw them into the quest. Also, I provide there background information as necessary.

The next step is the TASK, here I state what the students will be required to do and detail what the outcome will be expected and the tools that are to be used to produce them. There is also, the PROCESS, in this section I concise and clearly laid out. I provide links to Internet sites interwoven within the steps. The next one is the EVALUATION, in this section I display a rubric to measure the product as objectively as possible and leaves little space for questions.

The next component is the CONCLUSION, in this space I summarize the experience, allow reflection about the process and add higher level questions that may be researched at another time. I Give sustenance for thought as to where students can go with the info they have learned, using it in a different situation. The purpose of the webquest is to allow students to complete authentic projects and use technology to find and present information, at the same time, i will be doing a good use of time in the classroom to develop another kind of activity if I take advantage of the tools that technology provides.

3. Explain how you are going to deal if you want to use technology in a school or place of work but there is not Tech in the classroom. What are you going to do? How are you going to solve the problem? Provide resources that you will use and the procedures.

If I were working in a school where there is not technology, I would first try to encourage the principals, for they recognize that will benefit to students, teachers and therefore to the school in the long term to acquire or provide at least the most useful device which is the computer. They have to know that Using technology to enhance learning is not a new concept, they will discover valuable professional development and excellent outcomes if they make an effort to bring the resources.

Then, I will teach using blended learning in the classroom in order to encourage them to use the technology in a beneficial way and not just for fun. I will turn the class per groups, giving them the opportunity to use at least the computer that I bring and then turn other groups after doing another kind of activity. Then, assuming they have computer at home, I’m going to use one specific blog post to give my students a choice of follow a set of articles or links related to the topic I am teaching. Then, taking in account their comments on the forum we have created, I will provide to my class webquests depending on their strengths. Next class in the classroom, every student will debrief and share in oral presentations what they learn and at the same time they would be evaluated taking in account the aspects given in a rubric that I have had explained already.

4. Choose digital resources you will include and describe how those digital resources you are going to improve you PLE and PLN.

PLE (Personal Learning Environment)

The set of the different applications, services and various other types of learning resources gathered from different contexts. It is constructed by an individual and used in everyday life for learning.Twitter:

Using twitter is also very important; you are being informed of current events, know distinct opinions, hobbies or passions from different people or organizations.

Facebook:

This is the most useful tool in the PLE because is the best way of keeping up to date with homework or events. I can fallow some pages of my interest and share some important information on my wall and at the same time receive the info from my friends or classmates.Youtube

Having a YouTube account allows me to comment on the videos I watch; therefore develop my critical thinking while I am improving my listening skill.

Skype

This is a tool I can use to interact with people from other countries in order to understand some cultural differences. Also, as it is an inexpensive widely accessible tool it permit me encourage the faculty to experiment with new techniques as student and as a teacher.English Attack

This is a very effective way to acquire vocabulary while the interactive game or the movies I can watch in the site.Blogger

Using blogger helps me to get the information of my interest as teacher and student, also, allows me to use in a better way my time. The site is very useful because contains all kind of information in an organized manner and I can use it without complications. Zunal

This is an amazing tool for teaching or learning in a better and organized way, I can learn developing a variety of activities and using a lot of resources the site allows me to use. The webquests I can find are complete and varied in activities and that is why this site contributes to my learning process.Gmail

I use gmail to view files received as attachments in supported formats. Also, I can save the attachments directly to Google Drive. The service allows me to make free calls from my Gmail account and also call other countries on a fee basis.

PLN (Personal Learning Network)

It allows me to develop my own personalized “network” of fellow educators and resources who are designed to make me a better professional.Email

Using emails is very important in the educational area as a supplement to teaching. I can use it as a strategy for providing extra information or communicating with colleagues.

Blogger

I use blogger to share my knowledge and to interact with my colleagues of job online or with the people who is interested in what I share.Facebook

In Facebook I can fallow some pages of my interest and share some important information on my wall and at the same time receive the info from my colleagues or students.

Linkedin

I use LinkedIn in order to become visibly active in professional communities that matter to my long-term career goals. Thus, when it comes to finding employment or a company is looking for employees I can have the chance to be nominated.Twitter

In this site I can share what I am learning or thinking about our work area into the most simple format possible in order to be understood by my friends and coworkers. YouTube

Using YouTube could be a very useful tool for learning or teaching a foreign language if we know the correct way to use it. Subscribing to channels can allow you to participate in a forum in order to being active in this educational world.

Conclusion

As a conclusion I can say that, classrooms certainly have changed over the years, but what counts the most is their efficiency. Educational technology has its moments, but at the same time it can open students’ minds and help them to achieve great things that will help them in the future.

The only way technology can be effective is if the teacher becomes educated in what tools are available, and learns how to use the tools appropriately. If the teacher relies on just the technology as their way of teaching, then it will not get through to the students.

As teacher I can lecture and use textbooks, but I should still show important videos and allow students to participate in interactive games. Students will gain knowledge from textbooks, but gain experience through technology.

In the recent years, a number of approaches to employ technology tools and services in education emerged. Blogs, social networking tools, sites to create online lesson plans, podcasts, and even more tools I apply. The challenge is to improve our skills in using those things in the various subjects and the different levels. The benefits are multiples, the education process is more attractive for the students, increased the quality of learning, practicing skills such as critical and analytical

thinking, collaboration teamwork through the PLE and PLN and the professional presentation and communication.