Journal #2 Finding Students Who Learn with Media

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Journal #2 Finding Students Who Learn with Media

Bull, G., Alexander, C., Ferster, B., & , Initials. (2010, February). Finding students who learn with media. Learning & Leading with Technology , 37(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=February_No_5_4&Template=/MembersOnly.cfm&NavMenuID=4495&ContentID=25255&DirectListComboInd=D

PrimaryAccessStoryboard is a tool that teachers are able to use in their class to combine the use of student-generated work with the capability of analyzing and monitoring the work the student is doing. It’s also used to track and compare how engaged students are in their learning compared to basic essay writing. The results indicated that students were processing the information in different ways because of their technological ability as well as their comprehension of the content of the material. Through this monitoring teachers are able to modify their instruction based on their student’s level of learning then provide them with appropriate material to support their needs.

Questions:

How would using PrimaryAccess be beneficial in a classroom?

This would assist teachers to recognize where students need greater instruction in certain areas of the curriculum and create a more individualized learning environment for the student.

What would a teacher do if some students weren’t computer literate and didn’t want to use PrimaryAccessStoryboard?

I would try pairing these students up with or grouping them with others that had more experience on computers so the less experienced student could learn and feel less apprehensive using these programs.