When I was younger, I would do research projects similar to this, but not with this amount of technology. We would get all of the information from the library, textbooks, and magazines. After we gathered the information, we put the information that we gathered on a poster board.
- Is your learning style addressed in this activity? How? Give me an example.
Yes, it relates to my learning style. I now use the internet for nearly all of my research. I like the way this site used a visual medium, and then gave information about the subject. I am a visual learner, so to be able to see what is being talked about makes it much easier for me to learn.
- This project was implemented without the use of textbooks. Are you surprised? Are you interested in teaching in a similar way when yo become a teacher?
No, in today's world I am not surprised that textbooks weren't used. With technology available to us today, it makes it faster and easier to find information about practically anything you want.
I would most definitely be interested in using technology for my classrooms. Researching on the internet keeps the students interested by making that technological connection with them. The future is heading toward a more technology based society, so we must be able to prepare the kids to adapt to the new technology and understand how to use it.
- What are your concerns and what do you anticipate as being barriers?
My concerns would be keeping the kids off of sites that are inappropriate, or have false information. We need to ensure that they know what to look for to find credible sites. There is also a lot of distractions readily available on the internet, so we need to trust that the kids will stay focused on the work and not get side-tracked onto something else.
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