In this lesson I reviewed, entitled “Google Docs in the Classroom”, Google Docs is being used in a high school English class to create a collaboratively written paper on a text. It is clear that students are engaged, communicating, and focused on finish the task at hand. It is a dynamic and 21st century classroom, but the Technology is only Augmenting a previously existing technique of group work. The lesson is not very “forward” thinking. This case highlights something very important for me. Yes, technology is a key component of a 21st century class, but it does not always need to be center stage. The highlight of this case is clearly Collaboration, which is an essential component of a 21st century class. This lesson uses 3 of the 4 Cs: Collaboration is clearly a very strong component of this lesson, Critical Thinking is necessary to write the paper, and pivot your thinking per the groups discussions, and Communication is also very key for creating a strong collaborative environment. While it is not a very creative lesson, this is clearly a 21st century classroom that can easily be replicated in any secondary English class. In my middle school class, I use this style of a lesson each time we finish a novel. I would give this lesson a 4 out of 5.
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This week, I explored three different WEB 2.0 sites per our ICARE document: Pinterest, Delicious, and Diigo.
I have been a Pinterest use for two years and I am a huge fan. It has a dynamic user interface, it is very intuitive to use, and it has a very precise search feature. I use this often to plan projects for classes. My username on Pinterest is Devorah Avrukin. Diigo and Delicious: Epic fails. I did not like the user interface of either site. Delicious feels like an old school reddit, which I do not use and have no interest in using. Diigo was too complicated to explore and lost me from the gate. I am a "simple" user, and if there are too many instructions, I am not going to be a fan of you site. Why would I use Diigo, when I can just use Pinterest? My username on both sites is dkavrukin. |
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