This week in class we got to watch all of our classmates videos. The videos were very creative and hilarious! It was amazing to watch all them and see how everyone did something different with their ideas. Watching these videos was a lot of fun for me, as a student in ICT class. Wouldn't it be great if students could have this much fun creating a video and learning at the same time!?
This experience definitely changed my outlook on video making. When I was in high school it seemed so complicated to make a video. First we had to rent the video camera, then we had to go to Home Hardware and buy a video for it. Now videoing seems so simple, as we used our iPhones as a recording device. For our project in high school we had to make a music video of our choice, however, this did not relate to any other subject. I believe video making in the classroom is an effective teaching tool for teachers. I feel I could have learned more about videoing in computer class if it was related to something I was learning about in a different subject at the time. I also believe the skills such as planning, organizing, videoing, and editing are useful tools that will be pertinent to our students future. I feel students could have so much fun with videoing, when given a topic to learn about. For example, in the classroom you could have students "interview" an expert, video a "day in the life of", or reenact a scene of a novel. These are just some ideas for incorporating video in the classroom, but the options are endless.
John Evan's Visit
"Teachers are lifelong learners."
Today John Evan's, who works for Manitoba Education, came to discuss MAPLE and PLNs with our class. A quote that I feel is very important to our career path, and what I want to strive to be is a "lifelong learner." I believe, as a prospective teacher, we must be driven to learn more about our world that is constantly changing around us. With regards to technology, even though it may be overwhelming, we must try to stay current with the new devices, applications, websites, etc. As part of our professional duty, if we feel we are not as educated in an area we would like to be, we must take the initiative to attend professional development workshops, or acquire the resources needed so one can improve their teaching. I feel learning and creating new lessons, projects, games, etc. is a must for a teacher in order to maintain an engaging and fulfilling educational experience.
In order to assist teachers in the lifelong process of learning and creating engaging classroom experiences for our students an online forum called MAPLE was created. I believe this website could be very useful to all teachers in the province of Manitoba to share and collaborate with one another. In doing this, and incorporating new methods, ideas, and materials from MAPLE into the classroom I believe a teacher could became an true "lifelong learner".
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