When imagining teaching in an
online community, I believe communication is essential. This summer, I tried a
book club with my students on Edmodo. I found myself changing the way I
communicate. When students are in a traditional classroom, you able to
communicate verbally all day long. This changes in an online environment. You
can post written directions all day long, but if you don’t have a collaborative
community there is no evidence that messages are being delivered. In addition,
it is important to meet different learners’ needs. Some students need a more
interactive way to communicate such as Thinglink, some may need a multimedia
way to retrieve information, and others may like to read and reflect.
Personalizing the way the learners get the information is essential to meet all
students’ needs.
I used a theme of Lab Safety to
introduce 3 ways to communicate information. I used learning styles to
personalize the experience.
Thinglink
Thinglink is a great way to
communicate with students that like interactive active learning. It engages
students and promotes exploration. I linked videos, written articles and
interactive games to communicate the ideas of lab safety. This is how I like to
learn!
Flipsnack
I like Flipsnack for the readers!
It makes a nice book for students to read. It is also nice because you can add
some multimedia functions to the books. It was easy for me to take a PDF and
change it into a book. I used a PowerPoint created by Bridget Walsh. This was
an easy way to share written material.
S’more
I like S’more for the visual
learner. I added in some video and an interactive game to make it more
interactive. The comment feature is nice because it promotes collaboration which
the other methods did not have.
References:
Walsh, Bridget. Science Safety
Rules. Web. http://teachersites.schoolworld.com/webpages/JRing/files/lab-safety-power-point.pdf
5 July 2016.
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