Tuesday, March 29, 2011
CyberSaftey
Digital Citizenship -Debating The Future
Grade 6-8
This lesson was very interesting because it was focused around the theme of social issues and the future of the internet. It allows the students to debate/discuss the future of the internet. It creates problem solving skills, promotes creativity and prompts the students to analyze social issues facing students today!
CyberSaftey
Private and Personal Information Lesson.
Grade 7-9
This Lesson offers students an opportunity to look and navigate through other cyber sites. This lesson focuses on the safety and security factors that take place when actually trying to check out social sites that are designed for communication. The activity that is presented offers an effective learning tool that provides the students with the opportunity to learn the right way to navigate and communicate on different sites while maintaining privacy.
Grade 7-9
This Lesson offers students an opportunity to look and navigate through other cyber sites. This lesson focuses on the safety and security factors that take place when actually trying to check out social sites that are designed for communication. The activity that is presented offers an effective learning tool that provides the students with the opportunity to learn the right way to navigate and communicate on different sites while maintaining privacy.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Game Base Learning and Play
The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think.
James Beattie (Scottish Academic and Writer, 1735 - 1803)
This is exactly why I feel GBL should be incorporate throughout our teaching experience or teaching style as educational leaders.
GBL uses competitive exercises, either pitting the students against each other or getting them to challenge themselves in order to motivate them to learn better.
Games often have a fantasy element that engages students in a learning activity through a storyline.
Teaching GBL has certain properties that are beneficial to not only the teacher but more importantly the student. Here are a few reseons why GBL is designed to be a positive learning vehicle to understanding the course content.
Motivates students to learn
Immerses them in the material so they learn more effectively
Encourages them to learn from their mistakes.
James Beattie (Scottish Academic and Writer, 1735 - 1803)
This is exactly why I feel GBL should be incorporate throughout our teaching experience or teaching style as educational leaders.
GBL uses competitive exercises, either pitting the students against each other or getting them to challenge themselves in order to motivate them to learn better.
Games often have a fantasy element that engages students in a learning activity through a storyline.
Teaching GBL has certain properties that are beneficial to not only the teacher but more importantly the student. Here are a few reseons why GBL is designed to be a positive learning vehicle to understanding the course content.
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