Grade 12
Content Statement: The use of technology and digital tools requires knowledge and appropriate use of operations and related applications.
CPI: 8.1.12.A.3 Participate in online courses, learning communities, social networks, or virtual worlds and recognize them as resources for lifelong learning.
I have chosen this grade and CPI, because first of all I am hoping to be working with seniors in high school, and because I feel that they can learn a lot online. I do know that there is a lot of information out there and if students do not have access to it, they are at a huge loss vs. those who know how to work with technology. Also working together they will be able to help each other, every student being good at doing one kind of problem that the other cannot do and vice versa. When I started college I would have the teacher do a few chemistry problems on the board and assign some problems from the book. That was however, not near enough to get through the class with a good grade. To pass this subject you need a lot more than a few problems that you end up memorizing. Chemistry is about being able to solve millions of problems that you cannot just memorize. However with the internet students now have access to archives of old exams. They have websites that they can use to solve unlimited number of problems and have the computer program tell them right away if they are right or wrong. Having access to technology is simply a must, because those students who don't use it will be at a huge disadvantage to those who do.
What specific learning activity do you have in mind? Do you have a specific task you will have your students work on?
ReplyDeleteI agree, it is good to pair a student who does not have a great knowledge of technology with one who does. Students can learn from each other as well as learning from the teacher. Using technology in the classroom is a must, it simply is not enough to write a few examples on the board.
ReplyDeleteIf students can practically apply the rules of Chemistry through experiments then data aspect becomes a little easier. Simply doing "mole" problems out of a book does not teach you it. I had some trouble with this at first but once we got into the lab it was easier to understand. Don't let the students wander too far from the lab!
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