The reading
for this week presents important information about critical thinking and the
use of technology. Something that made
me want to read more about this article is when it mentions how to make our
students the best ones and how technology can make to accomplish that goal.
Something
that is really important and that we as teachers should know is that every
student thinks differently, each student have their own way of learning, some
may learn faster than others and others may need some dedication. We as humans are naturally curious, rational
and emotional creatures as the text mentions, but we need to get our students’
attention as a whole, we have to focus in their preferences, the things they
don’t like, catch their attention in order to make their learning better and
faster. After we have discovered what type of learners we will be working with, they can be kinesthetic who likes to always be in motion, standing up, going to the front; auditory, who prefers listening to CD players, podcasts, etc. or visuals, who loves using flashcards, pictures, diagrams, flow charts, then we can engage them and prepare activities that best suit for each of them.
The use of computers in the classroom will have a positive effect in students’ learning and will help us achieve the target of the lesson, they will be thinking critically and in a creative way, they will also want to learn independently. Something important and that I would like to remark is that if you will use the materials, use them to make your students learn not only to provide the information and pass to a different topic. A quote that I really like was "Don't think about covering the material, think about uncovering it so your students can better understand it."
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Hello Cristian!! I really liked your points of view about this article we read this week. After this, I can tell you that you're right when you state that we as teacher should know how are our students because each student have their own way of learning. As you know sometimes we can have Ss that perceive knowledge faster than the others. Thus, we can study our students in order to know how we can prepare our classes.I like your quote "Don't think about covering the material, think about uncovering it so your students can better understand it."
ResponderEliminarBecause if we use technology in our classes, we may know that is to foster the target language in our students, not only to cover your lesson, but also to accomplish that at the end of your lesson your students are capable to produce something new.