Monday, September 30, 2019

Phases of the Web

Tool: For this week's assignment I used the Prezi web-based tool. 

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Process: To me, this tool is very user friendly and it seems like a cooler version of Microsoft PowerPoint. It offers many unique layouts and transitions as well as an option to add background music. I did encounter a few challenges with the layout and moving my text/bubbles around on the screen. Also, I like to have everything centered in an aesthetically pleasing kind of way, and some of the bubbles didn't show the dotted line used to center text boxes (so that was frustrating). 

Uses: Prezi can be used for various things in education. From presenting new information to students, to allowing students to create presentations based on current lessons to demonstrate their understanding. Students can use Prezi individually or they can collaborate with peers in groups. It is a great visual aid and it can make learning fun. Not only can it be used in the classroom, but I have seen it used as a presentation tool at professional developments and conferences.
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Tuesday, September 3, 2019

Learning Theory Matrix


This week we focused on the following learning theories: Behaviorism, Constructivism, Cognitivism, and Connectivism. Over the summer I took a psychology course so I felt rather comfortable with the subject of learning theories. However, I was not as comfortable with Blogger as I thought! The biggest challenge I faced with this assignment was figuring out how to post my Learning Theory Matrix to my blog (while trying to make it aesthetically pleasing). If you click on the picture, it will enlarge so you can read it. I spent hours trying to format it to a different size. Initially posting this assignment to my blog didn't sound like a tedious task, but formatting it and figuring out how to pull the URL from Google Drive was rather difficult (yes, I googled and Youtubed how to do all of these things). 

As a teacher in general, I can relate to all of these learning theories but as a special education teacher, I feel like my teacher flow aligns with the behaviorist theory. I work with a lot of students that struggle with behavior and it's always interesting to look at the ABC/FBA data to determine a function, reaction/behavior, consequence/reinforcer, etc. to figure out how to assist them. As I learned from a lot of research in my education courses, all learners learn differently. So, it is important to embrace the thought of using different learning theories in the classroom. Connectivism is one theory I am new to learning about. It is 100% relevant in education now, and it will continue to be! This is a theory that I would like to implement more of in my classroom. I used the links Dr. Gaston provided as well as a few others to research how the theories could guide the use of technology. 

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