Thursday, March 24, 2011

audiovisual technologies

One traditional audio technology is the compact disc. The compact disc can be used in a special education classes. The student with reader disabilities can listen to the story and follow along. This will enhance the student reading and won't discourage them to read and follow along. One emerging technology is internet audio. Internet audio involved WAV and MP3 files. This type of technology can be useful in a music course. Instead of professor bringing in a bunch of CD for student to study and listen too, all the music is stored on one device, a computer. Next, one traditional visual technology is print materials. Print material are in just about every classroom. Print material involve homework and classwork sheets. This technology is a thing of the past because the earth is going green and the rise in technology eliminates the need for paper. Lastly, a new visual technology is digital projector. Teacher can use this output device to show lessons in powerpoint. Another use for a digital projector would be student presenting a project on a country or a type of item to a group of peers.
Based on the information in chapter 6, would you prefer to teach in a classroom that had more or less digital technologies? Why or why not?


Me personally would prefer to teach in a classroom that had more digital technology. This is because with digital technology, students are more involved in the classroom lesson and not just sitting at a desk taking notes. The perfect example would be the use of electronic whiteboards or know today as smart boards. A teacher or professor can call students up to the smart board and ask them to do certain task that go along with the lesson for that day. Another great device is the data projector. This type of device is an output device and is great for visual learning. Instead of teacher writing notes on a board, they can just show the slide projections to the students and they can take notes from what they see in front of them. This device saves time for teacher and can help explain concepts to student in a more efficient way. Lastly, pictures can be used in a data projector to enhance a lesson and make it more interesting. 
Based on the information in chapter 6, would you prefer to teach in a classroom that had more or less digital technologies? Why or why not?


Me personally would prefer to teach in a classroom that had more digital technology. This is because with digital technology, students are more involved in the classroom lesson and not just sitting at a desk taking notes. The perfect example would be the use of electronic whiteboards or know today as smart boards. A teacher or professor can call students up to the smart board and ask them to do certain task that go along with the lesson for that day. Another great device is the data projector. This type of device is an output device and is great for visual learning. Instead of teacher writing notes on a board, they can just show the slide projections to the students and they can take notes from what they see in front of them. This device saves time for teacher and can help explain concepts to student in a more efficient way. Lastly, pictures can be used in a data projector to enhance a lesson and make it more interesting.