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Write 3-4 paragraphs about how you would be able to incorporate the techniques learned into your situation (media specialist, teacher, etc.).

I am a high school teacher of mathematics who is committed to the use of media to facilitate learning. The technologies that were shared throughout this course have meanibgful uses in the subject that I teach. In particular, a website, blog, and inspiration will be incorporated in the near future to my lessons.

A website provides a snapshot of a course as well as a detailed road map of a given learning journey. A navigation panel assists students in finding relevant course material with relative ease. Students can have the benefit of keeping abreast of events, activities,projects,assignments and due dates through various pages on a website. A website can also provide links to sites that can offer additional help and or resources. Additionally, websites offer a means for communication and feedback by providing e-mail links and chat rooms.

A blog is a great tool for real time as well as asynchronous communication. Students can visit blogs and post questions as well as have discussions with peers. Teachers can post review questions and students can share responses as the teacher monitors the discuusion to ensure that the content is valid. A good practice in Mathematics would be to have students post weekly blogs in they summarize or review what was learned during that week. This provides reinforcement and feedback for teachers that can be used to clear up misconceptions or adjust lesson plans to reteach if necessary.

I have had Inspiration and Kidspiration installed on my laptop for years and shamefully never ventured into doscovering its uses. This is an awesome review tool. Students can create any form of block diagrams,tree diagrams and even Venn diagrams. In mathematics, students can create block diagram to demonstrate processes or procedures in problem solving . Venn diagrams can be used to compare the properties of geometric figures. Blank tree diagrams can be also given to students to fill in while learning(reviewing) vocabulary.

-Ingrid

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