Blog Post #6

What do you learn from these conversations with Anthony Capps?



Icurio

"Icurio" is a useful resource that is beneficial to students and teachers. This website allows students to safely search websites that have been pulled and filtered for educational purposes. This is significant because as educators we are responsible for protecting our students by keeping them from accessing websites that could be potentially dangerous in content. Icurio alleviates these worries from the teachers. Icorio allows students to access websites, images,and videos that are educational in nature and enhancing to the learning process. Furthermore, it has a storage capacity that allows students and teachers to save and organize their information. This is important for students who may be working on a project. Once they resume working their resources are ready to use immediately.


Discovery Education

Anthony Capps said,"If pictures are worth a thousand words a video must be worth a million". This quote is important because videos play a critical role in modern education. "Discovery Education" is an meaningful tool for teachers because it provides them with videos with expert advice that enrich their lesson plans. Furthermore, discovery education allows students to improve their research experience. Dr. Strange said," our modern students are "listener-watchers". This means that most of our students learn new skills by listening and watching rather, than reading. Students watch tutorials on website such as YouTube to gain expertise in their interest. If we are going to effectively educate future students we need to spend time applying videos to incorporate in our lessons.


Don't teach Tech-Use it

"Don't teach Tech-Use it" is an intriguing and inspirational video to teachers. As educators we should always strive to teach students to use technology to their benefit rather, than teach them about technology. Our modern students will no longer learn by rote memorization rather, they will learn by practical experience. This is called project based learning. This method places emphasis on students being active participants in their learning. Anthony Capps suggests that teachers should introduce technology to their students a little at a time. I agree with this principle. This will ensure that students lay a foundation to built upon and become better at using technology.

Additional Thoughts about Lessons

"Additional Thoughts about Lessons" teaches educators how to be effective teachers. The following is a list of questions Anthony Capps suggest teachers ask themselves: Are you going to cover all content standards? Have you writer a curriculum that makes sure all those standards get covered? How will you unpack your lesson? Answering these questions are critical to the success of your lesson. As educators we should strive to produce the most informative lesson plans that allow our students to learn effectively. I believe these questions provide a roadmap to developing a successful lesson plan. As teachers we need to be honest in our evaluation of our teaching strategies and evaluate ourselves daily. We should be our own critics before we arrive in the classroom. This will guarantee that we will be productive teachers.

Project Based Learning part 1: Experience of a third grade teacher

"Project Based Learning part 1: Experience of a third grade teacher" is an introduction into project based learning. The following list are goals Anthony Capps states project-based learning should consist of: authentic audience, student interest, community involvement, content. Students should have a real audience to present their work to. This will motivate them to put more effort into completing their assignments. Furthermore, it will improve their retention of the lesson. Teachers should develop lesson plans to cater to their students' interest. Incorporating relevant material into the lesson will engage student more, and help them become active participants in their work. Community involvement and content are also key essentials in project based learning. The content should be fascinating to the student making the lesson more enjoyable, and community involvement is critical because it teachers students to care about their surroundings and makes their work more meaningful.