Blog Post #5
Some web 2.0 technologies that are very influential in the classroom are at home course management sites such as canvas for FSU. It allows students to interact with the web in a way that will allow them to share information with their institutions like submitting their homework, discussion posts, and even legal documents they need to register for school. The possibility for technology like Canvas and online portals remove needless bureaucracy or making one go out of their way to submit a document that could be easily uploaded to Canvas.
Facebook can even be used as web 2.0 tool it would be interesting to have students make sarcastic facebook profiles of literary figures that were still factually based. Then I can have them post things and make them interact in character to make them learn through personification. This is an example of WEb 2.0 technology because it allows a constant, interactive exchange of information between two people across the net.
I believe the biggest advancements for technology will be smart tablets with which will be built into desks and have a heavy plastic above the screen, students will use foam or some kind of material to activate the screen through the stylus. Then they will use it as if it was "Smart Paper" the same way I manipulate a word document they will do so with their hands and of course a keyboard is optional because it is more favorable for long-form writing.
Facebook can even be used as web 2.0 tool it would be interesting to have students make sarcastic facebook profiles of literary figures that were still factually based. Then I can have them post things and make them interact in character to make them learn through personification. This is an example of WEb 2.0 technology because it allows a constant, interactive exchange of information between two people across the net.
I believe the biggest advancements for technology will be smart tablets with which will be built into desks and have a heavy plastic above the screen, students will use foam or some kind of material to activate the screen through the stylus. Then they will use it as if it was "Smart Paper" the same way I manipulate a word document they will do so with their hands and of course a keyboard is optional because it is more favorable for long-form writing.
Alexander,
ReplyDeleteYour idea to have tablets built in to every desk is very interesting! Although this could get kind of expensive to install one of these at each desk in each classroom, imagine the amount of paper we would save. I think that is something that is very positive that comes from technology these days. We are not wasting money on paper, and in the future, we won't need to cut down as many trees in order to make paper, so in turn this will benefit the environment.