Data vs. knowledge?? What is more important. As an educator I feel that knowledge is the more important of the two. One can have all the data in world about a paticualr subject. Yet, if they do not "know" how to apply that data it has all gone to waste. Many ways in which a student uses the computer to "e-learn" may be data heavy and knowledge poor. A lot of this falls on the student and teacher to discern how to apply the data they have learned and to make it useful and practical.
Teachers should be familiar with the learning styles of their students and be able to adapt their teaching styles to their students needs. This also applies to e learning. not all students will get the same knowledge using the same web site or resource. It has to be meaningful to the student.
Keeping the students attention is vitally important with using computers in the classroom. Since most students learn best in multiple intelligences not only does it serve them well to read about something but to support it with audio takes it to another level. most websites these days use some type of media , whether its a audio or visual clip. These clips can go a long way to reinforce what the student has just read.
The use of smartboards, in place of chalkborads is a tool teachers may have. essentially this is a large computer monitor. Unfortunately most school districts do not have the funds available to purchase and place one in every classroom.
Teachers should be familiar with the learning styles of their students and be able to adapt their teaching styles to their students needs. This also applies to e learning. not all students will get the same knowledge using the same web site or resource. It has to be meaningful to the student.
Keeping the students attention is vitally important with using computers in the classroom. Since most students learn best in multiple intelligences not only does it serve them well to read about something but to support it with audio takes it to another level. most websites these days use some type of media , whether its a audio or visual clip. These clips can go a long way to reinforce what the student has just read.
The use of smartboards, in place of chalkborads is a tool teachers may have. essentially this is a large computer monitor. Unfortunately most school districts do not have the funds available to purchase and place one in every classroom.
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