Another week of great resources to bookmark for later! I think my favorite had to be the eMedia website with the video links to Bill Nye episodes! Maybe not entirely scientifically correct anymore in some cases, but Bill Nye still makes learning about science fun and interesting. :)
Now, by the time I become a teacher with my own classroom, those might be dated and seem just as lame as the videos I had to watch in school, but the idea of using good videos to enrich learning is unlikely to ever really become passé--even if showing them in only two dimensions does. ;)
I also love the idea of having the students create their own websites. They say that teaching others is a great way to learn it yourself and doing it this way has so many benefits! You're teaching others, you're learning multiple disciplines at one time (web design and technology as well as the base subject), and you're reaching out to interact with the world in a meaningful way, building bridges of friendship and understanding that span the globe.And you're doing it all right NOW. The closest I ever got to this sort of thing in elementary school was sending letters via snail mail to a penpal in another state.
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I agree--media can become outdated rapidly. But that is the advantage of using online resources that are more updated than the typical textbook.
ReplyDeleteI also think it is of great educational benefit for students to have a web presence; you just need to be careful that in an elementary school setting, that it is a protected presence.