Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Good Tech = Good Kidz
Even when actvities in the computer lab involve some simple exercises like trying to type with 2 hands, cutting & pasting or attaching a picture to a document, novice students do seem to be involved. Talking from students with their neighbors is moreso of the "how do you do this?" kind then of the "what are you doing this weekend?" type. Working and creating something independently even when simple I found has kept children focused and on task. Furthermore, if rewards are built into a lesson plan such as a game/drawing application that students would be allowed to go to upon completion of their work perhaps students would be more inclined to finish assignments. In time students could develop their own "fun/learning activity" to share with fellow classmates. Thus developing a sense of mastery.
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So, Ernie...Why do you think your students are so involved, even with those simple activities you described above? It's interesting that you hear students helping each other instead of chatting. It seems to me that you've hit on something that your students are motivated to do. When that happens, you are noticing that behavior problems are much fewer - every teacher's dream!
ReplyDeleteIt's funny how just the medium can sometimes be the game changer. Something like telling kids not to forget to use CAPS, proper punctuation, and indent while working with pencil and paper would be considered mundane, whereas by doing pretty much the same thing on the computer is not...hmmm...
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