tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138933555072818539.post1287958772469588443..comments2023-04-11T07:35:17.676-07:00Comments on The Wonderful World of Cam: Media TechnologyCamilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02921921870031968013noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138933555072818539.post-8176202969740628582008-08-31T16:49:00.000-07:002008-08-31T16:49:00.000-07:00Congrats on finally getting to graduation! It’s a...Congrats on finally getting to graduation! It’s a great feeling isn’t it? Finally a light at the <BR/>end of the tunnel. You are very lucky to have attended a school where you were able to <BR/>take advantage of such great technology. I am sure your exposure to computers and <BR/>being able to be taught from a PowerPoint had wonderful benefits which have carried <BR/>over to help you even today. Having teachers that use those types of resources is so <BR/>valuable and I absolutely agree that it contributes to the overall learning experience. I <BR/>think kids are more likely to pay attention and get involved in the lesson using resources <BR/>like the internet and getting them familiar with Word and Power Point and the internet. It <BR/>really is paving the way for the future. Great page!<BR/><BR/>JaimeSummerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13470447455905126569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138933555072818539.post-3048633001390813482008-08-29T08:28:00.000-07:002008-08-29T08:28:00.000-07:00Hi Camile,I was reminded from your insightful blog...Hi Camile,<BR/>I was reminded from your insightful blog that it's not enough to just create power point presentations, but it's also important to mix-up the different media available to us today. I think music is an important part of any classroom, and I hope to use it often and in create ways, like starting off the class with a tune that might inspire some creative writing such as :jazz, blues, classical, rap, rock or show tunes. <BR/> Videos are also important to use, especially, to compliment a book, short story or play. I hope I don’t ever bore my students with mundane predictable lesson plans. Variety is the spice of life! I may have to pay for some of the technology, but it will be in my classroom. I welcome any opportunity to use media because I think students learn more from it and are certainly more engaged by it. Congratulations on your upcoming graduation.Cynthia Eltermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18021318144937366750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138933555072818539.post-85604719787013652222008-08-28T22:18:00.000-07:002008-08-28T22:18:00.000-07:00You're on to something hugely important here, and ...You're on to something hugely important here, and even though it might seem like common sense, it needs careful consideration. <BR/><BR/>Students need variety in the classroom. <BR/><BR/>Keep them guessing. If students don't know what's coming, they will be engaged at the very least to the point of trying to figure out what will happen next. And if you have their attention in that aspect, their minds are more likely to be open to whatever it is you want to teach. <BR/><BR/>Again, it seems like common sense, that we know we wouldn't want to be bored with the same 'ole noise day in and day out, but as you've experienced, too many teachers seem to forget about that.voidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12328947870166871963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-138933555072818539.post-20082135752082971072008-08-27T19:38:00.000-07:002008-08-27T19:38:00.000-07:00Hi Camile,You mentioned choking on chalk dust in y...Hi Camile,<BR/><BR/>You mentioned choking on chalk dust in your post. I always thought it was funny that I never saw a chalkboard until I got to college. I guess that is a testimant to the great schools I went to the great neighborhood I grew up in. Like you my schools always had the latest and greatest of equipment and it really made for a fun and entertaining lessons. I agree that technology is important in integrating lessons into the student’s life; if they can’t apply it to their life they are going to forget it. However, I do think that some teachers are not ready to embrace the technology and they use it in the wrong way. For example, they prepare a PowerPoint and then read off of it like lecture notes. I think that teacher’s need to continue to educate themselves in order to provide the best teaching options for their students.Cali Judsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08895819873216700302noreply@blogger.com