So far in this class we've learned ways of using tech to communicate and share information with students in a way that gives them a lot more opportunity to absorb what they need to learn. But today I was excited to see that not only could we reach out to students but to eachother as well. Using wikis and some of the other tools we looked at will allow us to engage other teachers, finding assistance or offering it when needed. I have to admit that I typically avoid wikipedia due to its lack of reliability and oversight. The idea of having a venue to post information and have an expert correct it or even be the expert (dare I imagine it) is intriguing and exciting. I look forward to playing around with some of these tools and learning ways to implement them in what I believe to be a unique teaching philosophy.
Because I don't believe the students that I will teach will be my own, but their parents' instead, I won't assign them homework that intrudes upon their time with their parents. Instead I want to be able to communicate openly and freely with parents, letting them know the day's or week's lesson plans and encouraging them to set aside time - at their own discretion - for reviewing or digging deeper into what was taught. Teamed with a blog, these tools will give me a way to interact with parents and their students without having to budget extra time for face-to-face and phone conferences unless they are actually needed. This also gives interested parents a way to see into their students' classroom and know exactly what is being taught.
My philosophy is one that I believe will greatly affect the way students and their parents engage in the academic experience. I'm glad to know that there are tools out there that can be easily impleneted to help make my classroom vision a reality.
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