Reflection 4. Week 5.

This week we are to study group 3 tools ( powerpoint, glogster and prezi) and then reflect on one of these tools.

This weeks reflection coincided with my assessment due for the subject Literacy and Numeracy. I decided to use either of these 3 tools for the L&N submission, so I got to try out these tools in depth.

All of these tools are presentation type tools that contain multimodal sources such as images, digital video, podcasting etc. I already had my content ready but I had no previous experience with the group 3 tools. These were my starting thoughts- 

*  To 'play' with loading my multimodal sources into each of the group 3 tools to see if I could use it effectively.

*   Which tool would be the most effective towards the teaching outcome.

The powerpoint and prezi were way too difficult to learn within the submission deadline so I chose the glogster. The glogster is only a 1 page format. ( imagine a 1 page website)  Being 1 page meant that it could not hold a lot of information but it suited my L&N assessment.

First and most notable reflection is to make sure all is operating as desired before giving the class lesson!! There are so many technicalities involved that students lesson time could be wasted if I am not skilled in the ICT.

Using the SAMR model to analyse a glogster, I see it being a great portable tool. The glogster can be a great augmentation/substitution of the traditional paper handout that can be lost or not make it home for the parents to view. Students/parents can view it anytime on the internet.  Another great feature is the teacher can provide access to only 50 students, providing safety and privacy.

Also because of its simplicity and ease of use a glogster can in   'itself ' be a brand new task in giving students the opportunity to increase their digital literacy. It can be quite easy to be turned off by digital technology if it is not user friendly.

 

 

 

A PMI chart is also a good pedagogical tool to help focus on the goal of achieving a teaching outcome in students.

 

Using a Glogster

 

Plus

Privacy/  User friendly/ Collaborate with others/ Fun to do/ Can be used by teachers and students/ Teacher can easily update the content/ Self expression in students

Minus

Not all homes have internet/ School may not purchase it/ Can be seen as expensive/ Can be very slow to open when it is loaded with a lot of information.

Interesting

Students may enjoy it so much that they do extra work at home.



In my teaching area of manual arts I would use it as a simple map. When students start an individual building project such as an ashtray/ coffee table/ tool box for example, I would map out a start to finish map on glogster using images or video showing each stage of the building process. The students could refer to the glogster by a lap top in class or even have a look at home. This would help students work at their own pace and also free up some time for the teacher to help out slower students.

Safety is a major area of focus in manual arts and a glogster can be used to reinforce the safety message. Typically manual arts workshops contain safety signage and posters etc. I could build into my building project maps on glogster the safety messages. Thereby intertwining the safety message within the project, on the glogster.