The cartoon by John T. Spencer, is really a great comparison between the PC and the Mac computers. Yes, the PC is a lot cheaper but it is no way in the same class as the Mac. The Mac can do things that a PC can only dream of doing. For one the Mac makes movies so much easier than struggling to do so on a PC. If you ever use a Mac u will never want to go back to a PC ever again.
Why Were Your Kids Playing Games
Going straight by the book in classrooms my not give the students the best way to learn. The problem is that some people in the school system are so afraid of trying new methods. They have been stuck in the past for so long, till it is nearly impossible to help them move forward. Putting lesson plans in to games will help the students remember and understand what the lesson plan was about.
I believe using games in a classroom would be a great teaching method to use. By grabbing the attention of the students, this will allow the classroom to flow in a positive direction. Being able to keep the students focused, has become one of the biggest problems we encounter in classrooms today. Sometimes, if you are trying to move in the right direction there are going to be people that want to to hold you back. Some of our educators get in trouble trying to force material into the students heads. With games in the classrooms, the students will have fun learning
Mr. McLeod's post
I agree with Mr. McLeod's post on technology. Letting the kids learn on the internet is a great way for students to see just how the real world is. Why would we want to hide the truth form our students and future adults. Computers are taking over the world at such a alarming rate, till every student will have to have some kind of understanding of technology. The world is moving in a technical direction, and so should our educators.
Although I had a different idea about the pencil cartoon, I like the way you explained it. I’m glad to know that you will use technology in your future classroom. I agree that some people don’t like change, even if it would benefit the students. I think that games do make it fun for students and they learn more than just with boring lectures. However, I did find some grammatical errors in this post. In the first paragraph, “Their” should be “There.” Instead of “are wanting” change it to “want.” In the second paragraph, in the first sentence I was confused, but I think instead of “my,” change it to “might” or change the whole sentence. The sentence, “Putting lesson plans in to games can help…” I would change “in to” to “into.” In the third paragraph, in the first sentence “grate” should be “great.” In the sentence starting with, “Sometimes, if you are…” you have “to to” and just need one of them. In the last sentence of that paragraph “remeber” should be “remember.” In the last paragraph, “Computers are taking over the world at such a alarming rate,…” should be, “an alarming rate.” Other than these mistakes your post has some great ideas. As a suggestion, I would expand on them a little more, maybe give a few more details.
ReplyDeleteByronn,
ReplyDeleteAmanda has left a comment explaining all the grammatical errors in your post so I will not comment on these. You may go back and fix these mistakes. You need alt and title modifiers on your pictures and clickable links so that people who are not in EDM 310 that find your blog will be able to refer to what you are talking about. The cartoon about Papermate is supposed to be an analogy for PC and Mac owners not necessarily about using pencils. Keep working at it.