chapter 7

First I think teachers need to know how much their students know about technology before they start. This can create a foundation that the teacher works on top of. It’s a starting point for further learning to take place. In the book it mentions having students with expertise in technology teach other students. Teachers will have to monitor this student teaching, but it will benefit all students involved. Students will learn more through teaching their peers. I agree with the book K-W-L charts are a good idea to peek students interests in the topic and to find out what students want to learn. Student-generated questions are always a great way to get students involved in the development of a project. Deeper inquiry starts with the idea of where this project can go after it’s finished and how did it fix the current problem. The student can also connect what they already know to what they learned from the project. In the book there is this idea of screen-casting. This means that students can make a slideshow presentation or tutorial. This can be helpful for teaching an aspect of technology to a classroom. The steps to this tool are plan using a storyboard, practice with a microphone, record, edit for the important information, publish for viewing, and promote. This can be used as a way to teach your students over the web while they are home. This program relates to my project because we want students to live healthy lifestyles and they can use the screencasting at home. It could be nutrition plan they can use for healthy cooking.