Reflection 11

What?
This week we learned about Vidcasts and Podcasts. Our assignment was to pick either one and then create one that is somthing educational.
So What?
I think that this can apply to me today in a few ways. First that they can be a teaching tool to me as well as my colleagues. If we don't fully understand a concept then we can most likely find a vidcast or a podcast to better explain what it is that we are learning. I think that this is awesome and very helpful.
As a future teacher i think that we are learning what podcast and vidcasts are as well as learning how to create them so that we can better teach our students. Also to make learning a little more enjoyable for the kids. I think this is great technology that we should all be learning and taking advantage of. (in a good way)
Now What?
Now for my future colleagues i think that this concept of podcasts and vidcasts can help us to get together and maybe make some to post so that if our students are having difficulty they can go on the internet and get help from what we have posted. Also for us teachers to come together and come up with new ideas and ways of teaching something and sharing our ideas or sharing what we already have.
I think this concept of podcasts and vidcasts will help me as a teacher become more efficient in teaching. I will be able to show my students these so that they can get the full experience. I can also do that with an assimulation, which is a great way to show kids what they can't go experience for themselves. All in all i think that this is a very effective thing for the students and the teachers.
Video Reflection
Why should we let our students blog? There are so many reasons why blogging is such a good positive thing for students. I really liked this video clip because i am not much of a blogger at all, and this showed me a little bit more of maybe why i should expose my kids to it, so that they can grow, learn, interact and express themselves in ways that they didn't really know existed. From watching this video i am going to look at blogging differently, that it really is a helping tool for kids to grow, have fun, be excited, creative and give them these skills for life.