Digital Badge #H

While reading the required material in the text for this week, I found a few things that were interesting and helpful for my future as a teacher. On page 227 in the text Transforming Learning With New Technologies, there is a “Tech Tool 9.2” titled “Streaming Video Resources for Teachers”. I found this interesting because during my observations at the elementary school, I learned about a few of these but were not aware of just how many there were. TeacherTube and YouTube for Schools were basically the two video resources the classroom used. Common Craft and SnagLearning seemed to be two excellent forms of video resources to use in the classroom. I found it helpful that there are many more resources because streaming videos in the classroom can be very helpful in teaching many lessons.

Another article I found to be interesting in the text was on page 232 titled “NGA Kids: Digital Art in Classrooms”. This was about teaching students art through technology. The article states “Art education, long regarded as essential learning for K-12 students, has suffered extensive cutbacks in many schools due to budget shortfalls and an emphasis on high-states achievement tests” (Maloy, 232). Using a form of digital art where students can use technology to create art, is a great way to keep this subject alive in schools.

One more thing I found to be interesting in Chapter 9 was the section titled “Digital Storytelling”. This “refers to ways that written text, audio, and video imagery can be combined to make unique story presentations” (Maloy, 233). The reason I was interested in this section of the chapter was because I find this to be a great way for students to get involved in what they are doing and learning in the classroom and also because “digital storytelling connects directly to the history/social studies and language arts curricula” (Maloy, 233).

Sources:
Maloy, R., O’Loughlin, R., Edwards, S., & Woolf, B. (2013). Transforming Learning  with New Technologies. 2nd Edition. Boston, MA: Pearson Education, Inc.