Blog Post #6

After watching the seven videos assigned for this week, I can say that I learned a lot about project based learning and the value it has. In “Project Based Learning Part 1: Experiences of a 3rd Grade teacher.” Anthony and Dr. Strange helped me learn what the true meaning of project based learning was. It is to know that every student understands the concept of each lesson. The concept of project based learning is always evolving. And as he mentioned in Part 2, is that to never limit your students because you are always going to get more than what you expect.

ICurio, Is an online tool that allows the students to search the internet safely. It allows students to search the internet that is restricted to safe websites related to educational purposes only. It is a great tool for both the student as well as the teacher. When the student uses ICurio, they do not have to worry about their student logging onto inappropriate websites.

Discovery Ed, is a wonderful website that allows students to go more in-depth about what they are learning. Like Anthony stated in the video, about the flowers, it allows the students to learn more about the flower by an expert via video. It also allows the students to learn more information because they are connected to experts from around the world that can explain it a little bit more in-depth than the teacher could. When the students see pictures and watch videos, the information may retain a little better than them glancing through a textbook.

Use tech Don’t Teach It, We are immersed in technology. We as a society “in some parts of the world” rely on technology just to do simple tasks. I would agree that technology comes naturally to kids.  When it comes to teaching technology in a classroom setting, it should not be on the list of things that the teacher has to do.