Chapter 8 Blog

One thing that i learned from this chapter is how students may use web based learning activities. One thing that this allows students to do is to communicate  with experts to answer questins and support learning.
I also learned about how teachers can integrate internet learning into their curriculum. This allows students to potentially interact with other students all around the globe. Lastly i learned abot how students can create their own web pages by using step by step rubrics to create an effective web page.

Teachers could do a lesson on NASA and by using online mentoring students can ask questions and have them answered by some of NASA's employees using http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/sso/chats. teachers coulsd also have their students create a web page. Students could create a page that showcases all of their art project that they have completed over the semester.

One question I have is, do you have to getparental permission to allow students to put things on the internet that theyhave made in class since their names will most likely be with their works

Chapter 7 Blog

In this chapter I learned about about the potential of students accessing inappropiate sites on the internet and how it may be avoided. To prevent inappropiate uses by student, schools can install firewall software or filtering software. I also learned about different feature that teachers can use to effectively communicate with their students. These features include things like e-mail, listserv, bulletin board, and blogs. The final thing that i learned about was distance learning and how it can be made effective for students success. Its qualities include things like  fast access to information, Access to experts not available locally, fast communication among groups, access to learning materials, access to courses that are not locally available, and much more.

Teachers could use listservs and bulletin board to effectivly communicate important materials with their students that may have not been mentioned in class. Teachers could also use blogs to post information for students and it also gives them the ability to post feedback to the teacher. Secondly teachers could use online classroom materials to help them teach a specific topic that they may not know much information about. Teachers could also use web based lessons to help them structure and organize their lessons which makes things much easier to follow and provides students with a well organized plan for the course.

One question that I have for this material i when you are using online coarse material, how much  of it do you incorporate into your class so that the students are not overloaded beyween a face to face class and material online?

Chapter 6 Blog

In this chapter I leaarned the differences between multimedia and hypermedia. Multimedia simply means multi media or a combination of media and hypermedia is linked media or interactive media. I have also learned about how these can be used in the classroom with things like blogs, wikis, podcasts e-portfolios, and social networking sites. These applications are said to increase motivation, more flexible learning modes,development of creative and critical thinking skills, and improved writing and process skills. Lastly i have learned how students are now able to use software that allows them to expand their learning by taking virtual tours which gives them the capabilities to see what their learning in a three dimensional world.

To apply what i have learned in this chapter to a classromm setting I would first start out by using things like blogs and wikis. Students could use a blog to engage in an online critiqe of an artists work. By doing a critique on a blog the students would then have a hard copy of the critique whereas if they were to do it in a classroom verbally they may forget about the important points that were made during the discussion. Another effective tool would be for students to take virtual tours. This could be used for students to see a wide variety of works in one setting and they wouldnt have to travel to see them. This could encourage students to explore many different pieces of art in which they may find inspiration for their own.

One question I have is how effective would using blogs or wikis be if you were only able to do them in a classroom setting if your in a situation where students dont have access outside of the classroom.