Week+9

Source: []
 * __Week 9__ - Literacy is Not Enough**

In today's classroom literacy is not enough. Information must connect to what the learner already knows and be meaningful. Learning is personal for each student and reflects what they already know and have experienced The material must be repeated in a variety of different ways so that it is understood and retained by all students. Teachers must provide feedback to their students to make sure the information is properly understood and learned.
 * Reflections:**

This gives students positive feedback and tells them how they can improve. Edgar Dale's learning cone demonstrates that students should be "doing" and learning actively and that fewer activities should concern passive learning. The best forms of learning involves saying and doing
 * Quality Reinforcement**:

-Social networking -Communicating online -etc. Teachers must make the students fluent in 21st century skills so that they are prepared to survive and work in today's society. If you come out of school with only 20th century skills, then you won't make it far. 2ist century fluency includes: -Solution fluency -Information fluency -Creativity fluency -Media fluency -Collaboration fluency
 * 21st Century Fluency**:

I believe SMART boards are excellent tools for teachers. Students who are visual learners benefit from being able to see all the information. Students will want to come up to the board to use it, which is a good thing since student motivation and particiapation is key to the learning process.
 * Interactive Whiteboards:**

Benefits of SMART Boards: -Taking up homework takes less time because the answers have already been prepared, all the teacher must do is reveal them. -They are great for demonstrations. -It is a colourful tool. Research indicates that students respond to displays where color is employed. - One-computer classrooms can maximize the use of limited computer access. -It can interface well with other peripherals. - The board is great for meetings are lessons where the participants need printed copies. - It is a kid magnet!

** Photoshop Elements is a complete photo solution. It allows you to organize, edit, create, and share digital photos. There are plenty of uses for this software across many subjects.
 * Photoshop Elements:

media type="file" key="PhotoStory1.wmv" width="255" height="158" With photostory 3, you can: -Use images with spoken text to make a story -Develop the writing process for students (manage and organize their thoughts) -Important that they plan prior to using the software (tool - not be all end all) -Utilizes media literacy -Can be used in science courses to demonstrate labs -Digital Story Telling - gives exceptional students another option the present their knowledge -Can be used for storytelling in both the French and English courses -Good supply teaching tool (along with BitStrips/ComicLife) since it engages students
 * Photostory 3:**