Watch these videos to review the grammar point for the lesson.
Grammar Coach: Can / can't to show the possibility
Grammar Coach: Have to for obligation
Saturday, February 9, 2019
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Resources where digital photos can be found on the Internet
There are many resources where digital photos can be found on the Internet:
1. Stock.XCHNG
This site has a library of almost 400,000 free images covering every topic.
2. Unprofound
This site has great photos and You don't have to register to download images.
This site includes over 4,000 photos that are hard to find elsewhere.
There's no registration required so downloading is easy from free photos bank.
5. Flickr
the biggest photo sharing site on the web, used by some of the best photographers of the worlds.
6. Morguefile
In this site you can filter by categories, keywords, size, rating, even colour.
References
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/web/12-best-places-to-get-free-images-for-your-site-624818
questions
what is the best way to use digital photos in your classroom?
How would digital photos sites enhance learning?
what are the advantages of using digital photos in the classroom?
Enhancing Learning With Visuals
Enhancing Learning With Visuals
There is no doubt that visuals are important to the enhancement of students learning. By using visual aids students see how ideas are connected and realize how information can be grouped and organized. With visual learning, new concepts are more thoroughly and easily understood when they are linked to prior knowledge.
From the perspective of cognitive psychology, it is well known that graphical thinking is one of the strategies for enhancing an individual's memory, due to visual images making the abstract more concrete and enabling learners to explain complex information simply (Rakes, 1999).
These visuals helps students organize and analyze information. They can use diagrams to display large amounts of information in ways that are easy to understand . By using these aids students integrate new knowledge and think critically.
In conclusion,research tells us that the majority of students in a regular classroom need to see information in order to learn it. Which emphasize the important of using visuals in ordre the enhancement of student learning.
References
University of Pennsylvania (2009). Visual Learners Convert Words To Pictures In The Brain And Vice Versa, Says Psychology Study. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 10, 2011
Constantinidou, F. and Baker, S. (2002). Stimulus modality and verbal learning performance in normal aging. Brain and Language, 82(3), 296–311.
Sunday, October 9, 2016
• How does the software differentiate instruction for different learning styles?
Compass Learning Odyssey Reading is an educational software program that incorporates differentiated instruction in writing and listening activities. It helped in making differentiate instruction for different learning styles by using computer-based Reading software to increase students reading achievement and skill through thematic units. So, the lessons are thematic and follow the same pattern:
1- prereading activity introducing new academic ideas.
2- A digital presentation of the story, and
3-comprehension exercise that focuses on sequencing, main ideas and predicting.
• Does the software increase skills in knowledge reinforcement, concept
development, and or problem-solving? How?
According to what I am read in the article, yes, software increase skills in knowledge reinforcement, concept development, and or problem-solving because it allows the student to apply their prior learning knowledge to new life situations. It also helps them comprehend the objective.
• What is the name of the company that publishes the software product?
Compass Learning.
How will you use this software in your own classroom? Why?
Create diagnostic tests or Self-Assessment would be a great way to use compass learning software in my classroom. This will help me as a teacher to have a true picture of my student's achievement. It also helps learners understand how they learn and identify learning strategies based on their learning styles.
References
Compass Learning Odyssey Reading is an educational software program that incorporates differentiated instruction in writing and listening activities. It helped in making differentiate instruction for different learning styles by using computer-based Reading software to increase students reading achievement and skill through thematic units. So, the lessons are thematic and follow the same pattern:
1- prereading activity introducing new academic ideas.
2- A digital presentation of the story, and
3-comprehension exercise that focuses on sequencing, main ideas and predicting.
• Does the software increase skills in knowledge reinforcement, concept
development, and or problem-solving? How?
According to what I am read in the article, yes, software increase skills in knowledge reinforcement, concept development, and or problem-solving because it allows the student to apply their prior learning knowledge to new life situations. It also helps them comprehend the objective.
• What is the name of the company that publishes the software product?
Compass Learning.
How will you use this software in your own classroom? Why?
Create diagnostic tests or Self-Assessment would be a great way to use compass learning software in my classroom. This will help me as a teacher to have a true picture of my student's achievement. It also helps learners understand how they learn and identify learning strategies based on their learning styles.
References
Cobb, A. (n.d.). To differentiate or not differentiate Using internet Based Technology in the Classroom.
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