EDLA 615

Below you will find the links to my keystone project. Keystone Lesson Keystone Rubric Implementation Report New Literacies Paper

Week 12: Analysis of Glogster Educational Affordances Concept of Affordances and the Three Main Research Questions: http://zulayka.edu.glogster.com/ 1.     How might the affordances of technologies be articulated? 2.     Can these be developed in a taxonomy for ICT? 3.     How might a critical knowledge and understanding of such affordances be used to support learning and teaching? Themes Benefits Accessibility       ·          Students and teachers may obtain the site through classroom and/or computers within libraries.      ·          Students must have a tutorial as they are shifting their previous learning pattern to a new innovative approach. Con: School must pay an annual membership, this may be a challenge for schools with limited budgets. Speed of Change ...

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The Article “ Using VoiceThread to Promote Learning Engagement and Success for All Students ” provides an overview of the benefits of using VoiceThreads throughout various subjects and learning levels. Prior to reading the article, I wasn’t knowledgeable about the software and its benefits. With the various changes on learning standards and the need for teachers to implement technology as well as keep students engaged, this program has become quite a benefit within the classroom. According to the article, “students who are often considered passive learners can become more actively involved through an ongoing interaction with instructional content”. From observing within the classroom, many students know the answers to questions, however, are a bit intimidated to speak in front of their fellow classmates. VoiceThreads provide students the opportunity to provide a comment that they may edit and re-record if they are not satisfied. In addition, providing lesson plans, teachers may also r...

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The article “The Impact of Using Blogs on College Students’ Reading Comprehension and Learning Motivation” explores the lack of reading amongst students and their readiness for collegiate curriculum. With the popularity of technology, students are slowly but surely moving away from the reading and focusing their interests on social media and socializing. In the past, there was limited technology available to interrupt students from the classroom. According to the article, “Sanoff (2006) surveyed approximately 1,100 U.S. college faculty members, and about 40% of them stated that college freshmen are not well prepared for college-level reading and writing tasks” (Hsu and Wang 2011). From my experience, I had a couple of roommates in college who took a writing course to get them up to speed with the institution’s expectation. On another hand, the article also highlights the benefits of using new literacies within the classroom, “studies indicate that the new-literacies practices (e.g., d...