The central message of the movie Mr. Dancealot was that not all subjects can be in a lecture only format. The author makes his case by showing that the students are to demonstrate physically what they were told verbally in class. The students were given no chance to practice during class. Hands on practice is vital in many subjects such as dancing. I agree that teachers need to instruct students, but they also need to give students a chance to practice while being supervised by an instructor before being tested on the material.
I. Teaching in the 21st Century
A. Skills
1. Questions/Facts
II. Where do we expect children to learn using devices
A. Professionalism
III.What does it mean for the classroom
A. Content tools
1. e-portfolio
B. Challenge students to solve problems online
IV Entertained vs Engage
A. Our Charge
B. Starts with Teachers
Teaching in the 21st Century video by Kevin Roberts shows us how technology will be used by students in a vast variety of ways using all the different electrical devices available to them. Students do need a teacher in this ever changing world to help them build a network for their subject. Teachers also encourage and help students to take advantage of learning opportunities with the use of technology.
The movie The Networked Student by Wendy Drexler is a video of how students develop their virtual textbook. The students will need a teacher to help them build their networks. Teachers will also be needed for guidance should the student get stuck, and also teachers will to show how to communicate properly on the web. I feel teachers are needed for two goals to teach students the subject matter and how also to find the subject using the web.
The video Harness Your Students Digital Smarts by Vicki Davis enlightens us on how teachers can introduce technology to students and show them how to connect with the rest of the world. I was very excited to see how the students worked together as team to help empower one another. The flat classroom project was another aspects of her classroom that I found very innovative.
Children have a natural technical understanding in Dr.John H. Strange's movie Who's Ahead in the Learning Race? The young students are given a device and within a matter of days they are accomplishing things that Dr. Strange's college students have not yet mastered. I feel the younger minds are way ahead of anyone who was not born into this new digital era.
In the movie Flipping the Classroom, I saw a new concept that I have never seen before of teachers sending instructional information on a subject through video for homework. The students were to watch and have questions for their teacher the following day. I thinks this approach would be a very useful tool for me as a teacher for a certain type of student, possibly for the ones who are self motivated.
In the article Bringing the Locker Room into the Classroom by Craig N Owens, I saw an new approach to teaching. The concept of problem-based learning can be applied to a classroom on many different levels, in class and in small groups. I also was very intrigued by the teach the players the system concept. I feel that if students, like players , have a full understanding as to what is expected of them and where they need to perform, they will perform better in the classroom just like those in the athletic situations. This was my favorite of the seven assignments because it made me think about how to teach as well as what to teach.
