Greetings All! My name is Jana and I’m working on my Masters
of the Arts of Teaching (MAT). I will be
certified to teach high school chemistry.
In the past I taught a general chemistry laboratory at FSU and had a
blast. I am excited to be completing my
student teaching this semester at East Fairmont High. I cannot wait to put some of my ideas into
action with my students.
I chose this class
because the course description interested me and I want to learn more ways to
incorporate technology in the classroom.
I wanted to choose a class that would keep my interest because I know I
will be busy with student teaching.
After reading the syllabus I feel I have chosen the right class and will
not have to “work” instead I will enjoy what I’m learning.
I am not currently a
huge gamer but I have been in the past.
I don’t seem to have the free time I used to which is something I hear a
lot of other people say. I have always
been a fan of solitary on the computer, phone, IPod, IPad, etc. I enjoy the game with cards but electronics
make it easier. In my “younger years” I
played a computer game called Zoo Tycoon.
My best friend, at the time, would spend hours playing that game. We lived in a small town and did not really
have any other way of occupying our time when we couldn’t go outside.
My feelings about kids
and video games change depending on the circumstances. There are some games that are educational and
the child is actually learning while they are playing. I feel these types of video games are helpful
for students. Technology is becoming
more important in today’s society so children should be exposed to it with
limits. On the other hand some children
do nothing but play video games.
Generally these games are not educational but violent. I am not completely against this type of
games but I feel its use should be limited.
I guess my overall position would be video games are acceptable but
should be limited regardless of the type of game. As with anything I feel a case by case
decision would be appropriate for a given specific situation.
When searching the
topic of the effect of video games on children’s learning I came across a blog
called Science Blogs™. The post was about a study conducted in Chile
in 2002. The study contained three
groups of first and second grade students.
The first group was taught a lesson using a video game, the second group
knew about the video game but was taught using a lecture, while the third group
was in a different school, knew nothing about the video game, and was taught
the same lesson. I decided to link to
this post because I found it interesting and relative. I have read other posts in this blog before
and was surprised to find one related to the topic I was studying.
In 1984 ...
…Ronald Reagan
(Republican) defeated Walter Mondale (Democrat) in the United States
Presidential Election.
… The AIDS virus was
discovered.
… The first megabit
chip was made at Bell Labs.
…On Dec. 29 I was born!
