Integrating electronic communications into your teaching,.All this subjects got my attention, Engaging with students and sharing information with families, on my experience I have seen
how students engage, and feel more confident when teachers and parents meet and exchange phone numbers. I usually am in contact with most of my ESL students and is not because teachers aren't interested on their students ,but because of the language. when teachers need to communicate with parents they usually call me to translate for them, I am the messenger between teacher and parents. Once the student know I can call their parents for good or bad,and that their parents or them can call me for any reason, I can feel more confidence on those students, on the other hand I have students that will say "you can call my parents, but they will not answer you because they are busy", I can see those students flailing on themselves and their parents.we are not using the web we are using the cellphone to talk and to text. I agree when Transforming Learning with new Technologies says, "Relying solely on electronic communication, may disadvantage families who do not have computers or who are intimidated by school organizations"(191).It is very important for teacher to make always a call home because the students feel supported from the teacher and from the parents.
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Using Email and Text Messaging as a Teacher, Wow! this is very interesting if we as teachers use Email and texting with students that would be working 24/7! I think that teachers does need to have boundaries with students. Being a teacher is already a big responsibility in school now, with text messaging it will be worst. I agree with Transforming Learning with new Technologies when it says "some educators now urge teachers to embrace rather than seek to ban the use of cellphones, seeing text messaging as a way to build "better relationships, meaningful educational experiences, and more cooperative environment"(Nielsen & webb2011,p.2)(195).students wants to have their cellphones with them all the time so they are more careful of what they text or do on their cellphones.
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Website and Blogs for Teachers and Students. this subject really got my nerves. I know that it is very important for me to learn technology to become a 21st century teacher I have a lot to learn.. At my work we use technology. I can make vocabulary words in spelling city.com but I feel this is nothing compare to what Transforming Learning with new Technologies is teaching us as 21st centuries teachers. Blogs are interesting to work with I will continue working on learning more about it.
The fact that you have created and are posting on your blog (even though it is for this class assignment) takes you closer to the needs of the 21st century learner. What an amazing array of communication and technology tools that are available to our students today...and so few are being translated to learning tools in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteYou bring up the fear factor and though there are some who will abuse the privilege of communicating in such ways isn't that what education is for? To teach! I would much rather see us making mistakes under the safety net of school than doing in 'real life' and having to pay for it there.
Your photo citations are incorrect - you need to follow the 'how to's' provided in the Canvas Module page on Google/Blogger accounts (On Becoming a 21st Century Teacher). And be sure you are using Creative Commons licensed images (which can't be determined here as they haven't been properly referenced. Also, remember you need to have the textbook in APA format as a resource for each post.