I can see this being used on a smart board for a classroom tutorial. I find it really beneficial to have self drawn diagrams and linking it to a video for further explanation. I would also let students begin the lesson by sharing questions (they can write and have it appear on the smartboard). I strongly believe in interacting with students during a discussion rather than read the textbook and answer the questions. Engaging as many of the senses during a presentation has more of an impact when trying to commit ideas and facts into memory.
Wow this is an amazing piece of entertainment and creative learning. I love the idea where we sneak in some useful skills while they play. It’s like “mushing up” vegetables into their chicken nuggets. I can see the immediate benefit when kids interact with the osmo; they are given a chance to augment resolutions. It’s something they can develop on their own or in small groups.
I hope that three D printing becomes more readily available and a broader types of plastics become available. But there could be indirect learning by forcing kids to be patient when things are being developed. When I was a kid growing up adults would often say “Rome wasn’t built it a day”. I think letting kids experience how it takes time to develop anything can be a good thing. Sometimes speed in not everything.
When you have a vivid dream we only know it was a dream because we woke up. Sometimes we remember the dreams because it felt like we were experiencing everything in that dream. Augmented Reality has used the mind’s eye to let us view things we would normally have access to for practical reasons. We could have a mechanic’s workshop do a breakdown of parts of an engine. This could not replace an actual engine but it would certainly allow a student to take home an engine instead of one in the workshop. This means that we would dedicate resources elsewhere or save on space. Another practical application would be to provide a remote place with a chance to learn and explore.
I do like the idea that VR is able to take students to places where a description in a book may be limited. I do also think that it should be there to support learning as a creator of content this can lead to more self-direct learning. VR should be there to let students explore places of educational value. VR is practical since it can overcome distance and allow students to travel anywhere without leaving the classroom, there is also the added bonus of having one room not multiple rooms for a topic area, a virtual lab could be used instead of having the added expense of running a lab. I do hope in the future that there will be more virtual workplaces to visit and may even be used to let people experience other people’s perspective.
What I like about coding and the lesson we teach our children is to think ahead and think about perspective. I like the idea that if there is a coding challenge, children can work through it constructively and work collaboratively together to solve the problem. I usually see this spark when a child says “I know how to fix it!” I think it’s the best feeling you can let a child have; they slowly become more empowered when they are given a chance to solve something or share something they know. It’s like a fertilisation of knowledge it gives a chance for a child to observe because kids learn through vicarious ways.
Hey Courtney! I think “Computational Thinking” is like a big story board for the mind because you are demonstrating the logic and rational behind the process to meet a challenge. I thought back when I was a child that many board games let you think like a computer coder. For instance the game “Guess Who” by Milton Bradly made you go through a selection process of asking the least questions to find out who the person was. It’s not actually a guess but a logical way of coming to conclusion. But I think “Guess Who?” is a simpler title to sell this game.
Hey Amanda! Thank you for your reply. I have worked in an open classroom for stage 2 and realise that I had to cater to the student with basic knowledge and the most knowledgeable student. If you can get the children to feel OK about failing and offer them constructive help this will teach kids to support each other. Kids learn this vicariously. If the task is too hard it just means we have to break it down into smaller steps. Also I have switched from primary to high school and you still have to do the same strategy.
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