There are "4C's" that support 21st Century Skills: Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity. I think that the expectations of these 4C's directly correlate with what Misha was saying when it was stated "We argue for developing a thoughtfully playful attitude towards understanding the landscape being created by these new technologies." The 4C's help us utilize and understand the developments of technology as a tools to promoting a whole learner. A learner who can become a successful student and an even more successful citizen.
I need to learn how to utilize technology better within my classroom. Using technology is easier to implement into the Health Science portion of my class but creating opportunities in my physical education class can be difficult. The first couple years of my teaching career I didn't have access to as much technology as I had hoped as a bushy-tailed, fresh teacher. I had to become creative in my lessons and sometimes fall back upon an older style of teaching. Now that each student finally has access to a device within my classroom I have been creating new projects that use technology. I always wonder how I can improve my projects. I also wonder how I can manage their learning better and create more collaborative opportunities for my students while they still use technology.
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Kristina Lopez
3/6/2018 02:17:24 pm
I can see where the struggle would be in trying to integrate technology in a PE class. You don't want to just introduce technology for the sake of introducing it, but as someone commented on my blog, we need to make sure we are using technology to enhance the learning. With that being said, I can definitely see how a virtual setting might be able to enhance how students interact in PE? I found info on creating your own virtual reality device that the students can use on their phone. https://vr.google.com/cardboard/developers/
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Sarah Tinloy
3/6/2018 07:20:50 pm
Thank you so much for the suggestion! I will definitely look into that site. I am always looking for more interesting ways of explaining rules to students than me just standing up in the front talking at them!
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