As a language teacher, my students are working on language acquisition with basic vocabulary and sentence structure in SPanish. I have to remind myself that they can use higher level thinking skilss to analyze their language learning. Blogging is new to me and my use in the classroom of blogs is non-existent so far. Since beginning this course I am becoming aware of uses of a blog in the classroom environment. I have fears related to student behavior and safety but do see the potential for classroom use once grounwork and rules are established. I think blogs would be helpful in encouraging students to analyze cognates and other parallels/connections between English and Spanish that they encounter on their own. I think a wiki would be a great place to discuss the culture reading s in our text or those I provide my students related to special occasions and celebrations.
The collaborative element and analysis needed to accomplish these tasks would be of great benefit to the class and the students. One of my concerns with the use of this technology is the one addressed by the ACOT2 design principle - 24-7 Access to tools and resources. I worry how I can incorporate access to these tools for my students with no computer at home given the limited computer access currently prohibiting me from using more technology in the classroom.
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Until all students have a handheld device or computer with Internet access at home, we'll have to address the access issue. It may be something that your district will have to address by after school hours or work with the public library to make computers accessible. There are schools that are either going with a 1:1 program (laptops for all) or netbooks that can be taken home.
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