Video Planning

Questions asked:

1)  What do you think about teachers using net-books?
2)  What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of using the smartboard?
3)   For what do you use the overhead projector and does it make it easier for you to explain certain things?
4)  Did having a net-book changed a lot your routine?
5)  Do you think that your netbook makes things eassier for you?

6) Do you think you would pay more attention if you had a net-book?
7) Do you find entertaining and helpful the classes that use power points?
8) What do you think will happen if every student would have a net-book?
9) Would a laptop be more handy?


Teacher: 
-James Thomas
-Miguel Alonso
-Estella Valcarse
-Fabian Cherny
-Ana Varela
-Federico Wohlfeiler

Time of the video:
5 minutes

http://www.ruthtrumpold.id.au/itgswiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.ClassroomHardware

Comment:
                     I think that using hardware in schools, classrooms, really helps a lot but schools don't actually need technology to teach.  It is true that it's easier to look for information in a computer where it only takes you seconds to get the things need, but the best way to learn right now is by someone standing in front of you and explaining and interacting with you.

Computers in Education

Technology is also a way that teachers can enhance their instruction and differentiate learning. Teachers are using laptops to incorporate blogging, podcasts, interactive quizzes, and online textbooks into their instruction. Not only will it improved the learning and teaching methods but will also create a more fun and interactive environment for teachers and students. Also, with the use of laptops in school the amount of paper being used can be greatly diminished. Results from the second of a three-year study at Henricho County high school showed a noticeable improvement in students’ history, biology, and chemistry test scores.

http://www.thegreenergrass.org/2008/07/laptop-use-in-school-is-definite.html

Tutorials and Wizards

1) Tutorials are guides or instructions to learn or to do something. Wizards are interactive guides or instructions to learn or to do something. The responsibility for training, between an individual and an organization, is of the individual because a company will not hire someone with no previous knowledge, except that the organizations agree to teach the individual. IT companies need to consider global and cultural diversity when preparing training and tutorial software to include many languages. Organizations should provide training when implementing a change for the workers to have a better knowledge. Tutorial software are guides or instructions to learn or to do something, wizards and assistants are special types of tutorials, they are interactive guides or instructions to learn or to do something. Help menu and help features could be frequently asked questions or instructions. To design and create a product, wizards, assistants or online assistants could be used to get instructions in how to do it.

2) The consequences of tutorials after they spread are that many people can loose their jobs, such as teachers, because people learn via this tutorials. Also, more people become capable for some jobs by learning from tutorials and can replace other people. People can get cheaper learning using tutorials therefore there is more access to learning.

3)

• Do tutorials or wizards use internet?
• Who creates the tutorials?
• Is making tutorials a job?
• How do you make a wizard?
• What is the difference between tutorials and assistants?