Digital Blog Post # G




Reading chapter ten in our book,Transforming Learning With New Technologies. I came to understand more about Americas cultural diversity in the classroom. Technology is very good tool to have in facilitating teachers to teach a increasingly diverse population. Technology has also allowed, for schools and educators to be more interactive with students who may not necessarily speak English as a primary language at home.  Simple programs such as google translate, can help relay important information to bilingual students, who parents may not read or speak English at home.Websites are ever increasingly providing multilingual content for users of different languages. Blended learning as spoken about in this article Can Blended Learning Improve Equity in One of Nation’s Most Diverse Districts is a way for us to integrate learning with our diverse classroom population



The book also talks about Differentiated instructions. This is an educational teaching concept i believe is really valuable. I believe this so because, as the book states, this approach is when a teacher creates different educational experiences, as a way to meet the learning needs of individual students and classes. I as an future educator would be constantly using this mechanisim. Depanding on the subject i am teaching , to relate meaningful information to my students so they can understand the curriculum, whether through movies,podcasts, power points or interactive discussions. Lastly assistive technologies,as spoken about in this chapter are a great asset in helping learning impaired students. Assistive technologies have created extra ordinary opportunities for all students.i particular think, that these technologies will help students more then ever before, because of revolution in software. The book talks about speech recognition software, an individual who does not have good fine motor skills, would be a great benefactor of this technology, but also a writer who just wants to talk and have the software program dictate his or her words.

Digital Blog Post # E

Reading,through chapter seven Exploring Problem Solving with Software Apps, & Games.I came to notice three concepts that struck me as interesting and that i had previous experience.The three concepts that attracted my attention were, Open-source-Software's,Simulation Games & Google earth.

 I have had personal experience with the concept of  Open-source-Software's, as i learned more in the book about these open public computer programs, that one can attain at little or no coast to them. For example the book states that Linux is a major open source operating system for computers,as well as Ubuntu a open source operating system i have used in the past.The real concept behind these open source programs is so that other individuals,organizations will  contribute to the source codes and help improve on the program and it will get better, like Mozilla Firefox.

The second concept that grabbed my attention was Simulation games.I can say with experience at one point or another a child that grows up in the 21st century, has probably played a simulation game. I certainly have played a few.Whats important to note is that according to our text stealth learning games are the best of stimulation games, because they are the games that students play without realizing that they are actually learning. I personally love this concept i remember, that i used to play a game, that would teach me how to play a game while learning.

Third web tool that i used to love and now am reading about in my textbook just struck out to me. Google earth as spoken of in the book is a great and effective tool for teachers to use, that students can interact with in real time. Weather your teaching geography or science google earth can be an effective web tool at a teachers disposal.