Kids Speak Out On Student Engagement:
I am trying to keep my students engaged and motivated through excitement and understanding. While reading, I will stop and ask the students to explain what happened. Or I will put what happened into more engaging and easy to understand terms. I try to create interesting lessons and be as excited about the learning as possible. Three engagement rules from the article that I can commit to are; working with their peers, connecting real world to the lessons, and clearly love what you do. I allow students to work collaboratively to help them understand the topics and become interested in them. I also think that the students will care about what they are learning if they think it can apply to their everyday lives. Finally, I think that my engagement and excitement will allow the students to have fun with the subject as well.
#instagramELE Challenge:
I think that this is a really great way to get your students excited to learn! Much like in our class, with the edss530ig hashtag, a community can be built around instagram. These teachers really allow their students to become a part of their learning through connecting with it outside of the classroom. The class is able to share and discuss these experiences, bringing the community aspect in to the classroom. I think that this could be very powerful for ELL students in my English class, allowing them to connect pictures with the words and discuss online instead of in front of people.
Instagram Scavenger Hunt: In this article, students are able to be hands on learners. I think this is a really fun way to get your students to try to connect with the material. For example, I am teaching The Crucible currently. I could use this idea to push the students to look for examples of modern day witch trials, and to document them and bring them to class. This will allow my students to own their learning, and become a lot more invested in what and how they learn by guiding the discussion through their findings.
3 Ways Colleges Use Instagram: I really love the way that this article tries to guide teachers in to believing there is an academic use for Instagram. Students now are growing up in a technological society, and they need the hands on learning experience that these tools give them. By using instagram to ask questions, feed social networks, and encourage participation in major events, colleges are taking advantage of this amazing tools and the benefits that come with it. We need to bring these tools in to the high school setting to help allow for collaboration, discussion, and hands on learning. All of these will help with student engagement and understanding.
I am trying to keep my students engaged and motivated through excitement and understanding. While reading, I will stop and ask the students to explain what happened. Or I will put what happened into more engaging and easy to understand terms. I try to create interesting lessons and be as excited about the learning as possible. Three engagement rules from the article that I can commit to are; working with their peers, connecting real world to the lessons, and clearly love what you do. I allow students to work collaboratively to help them understand the topics and become interested in them. I also think that the students will care about what they are learning if they think it can apply to their everyday lives. Finally, I think that my engagement and excitement will allow the students to have fun with the subject as well.
#instagramELE Challenge:
I think that this is a really great way to get your students excited to learn! Much like in our class, with the edss530ig hashtag, a community can be built around instagram. These teachers really allow their students to become a part of their learning through connecting with it outside of the classroom. The class is able to share and discuss these experiences, bringing the community aspect in to the classroom. I think that this could be very powerful for ELL students in my English class, allowing them to connect pictures with the words and discuss online instead of in front of people.
Instagram Scavenger Hunt: In this article, students are able to be hands on learners. I think this is a really fun way to get your students to try to connect with the material. For example, I am teaching The Crucible currently. I could use this idea to push the students to look for examples of modern day witch trials, and to document them and bring them to class. This will allow my students to own their learning, and become a lot more invested in what and how they learn by guiding the discussion through their findings.
3 Ways Colleges Use Instagram: I really love the way that this article tries to guide teachers in to believing there is an academic use for Instagram. Students now are growing up in a technological society, and they need the hands on learning experience that these tools give them. By using instagram to ask questions, feed social networks, and encourage participation in major events, colleges are taking advantage of this amazing tools and the benefits that come with it. We need to bring these tools in to the high school setting to help allow for collaboration, discussion, and hands on learning. All of these will help with student engagement and understanding.