Embedded Task 5 Timelines

Timelines

Timelines are a great way of representing the events or progress of a particular task or era in time. Having a timeline allows for a better explanation to a specific period of time. Timelines can be very useful in schools as it allows teachers to combine a variety of resources into one platform that students can also access form home. There are many websites that teachers can access to create timelines the image below is of a timeline from the website Dipity.

Technical Aspects

Easy to Use – online timelines are easy to create. Most sites that you can create a timeline on offer templates as a guide for beginners.

Creativity – timelines are able to be customized to how ever the creator would like, this can assist in setting a particular theme for your timeline. How much you can customize your timeline does depend on how familiar you are with the website.

Sharing – due to it being an online timeline people around the world are able to see and follow your timeline. This also allows you to be able to comment on others timelines.

Adding Resources – these timeline websites allow the creators to link and add multiple types of other resources like videos, images and links to external websites to their timelines.

My Pedagogy

When using timelines in the classroom the most appropriate use I can think of is to use them in my history class as a timeline is a historical representation of somethings journey. Timelines fit into history so well it allows us to plot out events, someone’s life and much more. Timelines can assist teachers at the start of the term to better explain what they will be covering throughout the term, it assist by being a visual representation that will enable students who have different learning styles to get a better understanding of the content.  Timelines also allow multiple forms of information like images and videos to be embedded into them. This feature is great as it allows history teachers to link other resources that can offer more information on a certain period of the timeline.

SAMR

Substitution – The teacher can project a timeline onto the white board to allow them to explain to the students the periods in time and the events that took place that they will be covering in class this term.

Augmentation – the teacher can create an online timeline for the students to work through at their own pace to answer questions that are in their class work booklets.

Modification – the teacher is to create a timeline that shows the multiple of events in history that the class has covered this term. The students are then to access the timeline and choose one event on which to base a short 500 word reflection.

Redefinition – Students are to create their own timeline of a person that had a great impact in the period of history they have been studying this term. Student’s timelines should outline important aspects of that person’s life that lead to them having an impact in this era in time.

Embedded Task 4 Power Point

PowerPoint

Power points are a great way of combining written information with visual information. having that combination of visual and written information more often than not allows for a better explanation of the topic than either could provide along. power points are useful in schools as it allows teacher to combine a lot of great teaching resources into one great presentation. students can also use power points as the perfect tool to create a slide presentation to assist them in an oral assignment.

 

Technical Aspects

• Layouts - Power point allow you to structure the layout of you slides in any way you like, it also has templates that are available and all have different design features to suit your power point.
• Easy to Use - power point is very easy to use. students usually encounter power points in the early years of there schooling and are taught how to use it to assist in oral presentations as well as a variety of other things
• Customise Layout - it allows you to customise it how ever you like from basic things like choosing the colours of your slides to the content that is in it (e.g.. videos, audio narration, linking websites, etc.)
• Internet Collaboration - unlike social media PowerPoint does not need an internet connection to be created. although by using the internet you are able to share you slides with others using websites like SlideShare.

 

My Pedagogy

In Manual Arts and Graphics power points can be very useful. Manual Arts teachers can use power points as a way going through a project with students or teaching them about a specific topic relating to their work. For instance if the teacher had a new class that had not been in the workshop before. they could create a power point outlining the rules and requirements as well as workplace health and safety whilst in the workshop. One of the benefits of using a power point for this is that the teachers can include videos and audio files in the power point rather than having to flick between websites and files on the computer during class as this can sometimes be disruptive. another great benefit to having the information on a power point rather than writing on the board is that the information is always there rather then once you wipe something off the white board it is harder to come back to a it needs to be rewritten but with a power point all it takes is a click of the mouse. power point are great for going through projects as the teacher can step out each step on a new slide this allows going through the project to be more structured and less likely that students would get lost and confused.

SAMR

• Substitution - Instead of writing notes on the board, I project my power point onto the board for students to take notes from.
• Augmentation - students are to go on the class wiki where the teacher has put a power point. students are to go through the power point at their own pace watching the video embedded in the slide and answering the questions.
• Modification - the students are to create a power point on the project they are building in the workshop. there power point is to include their progress tracking on the project, any problems they encountered and how they over came that problem and ideas on changes that could be made to the project to improve it.
• Redefinition - students are to access SlideShare and connect with others and also search for ideas to improve there project.

Embedded Task 3 Images

Images

Images are used in all aspects of life as a visual representation to give the viewer an idea on a certain topic. Often an image of a topic makes it easier to understand as you can see it rather than reading words and trying to imagine it correctly. Images are useful in schools as they can be used to grab the students attention, they can also be used at a more effective way of explaining things to students as there is a visual representation and they can see how it works. Teachers and students can use images for things like assessment and classwork and there are many websites and apps out there that allow students to modify images to suit there needs. Below is just a small example of how you can edit an image using websites like befunky.

Technical Aspects

•          Creativity – there are many computer programs that allow students to manipulate and create images in any way they like.
•          Multiple Forms – Images come in a range of forms these include: photos, drawings, diagrams, plans, etc.
•          Everywhere – Images are used in everyday live, students are exposed to them every day in a variety of locations.
•          Social Media – there are many social media website and apps such as Instagram and tumbler that allow people to share and view others images.

My Pedagogy

Well images are already used in Manual Arts and Graphics in the form of plans for students to use to follow in building there projects. My way of incorporating images into manual arts is in the overview of the project and plans at the start of the project. When going through the plans the teacher shows images of the project step by step using the projector. This includes images showing detail of what type of joints are being used while the teacher talks to the class about the reason they are using this particular joint and the positives of using this particular joint on this project (example dovetail joint left). Also the teacher can use images to show the students of some ways they can personalize the project or some creative ideas which the students could use.

SAMR

• Substitution - Instead of drawing and image of the project on the whiteboard I project and image/images of the project onto the board.
• Augmentation - Students are to go onto the teachers blog where there are images of the plans of the project students are to freehand sketch and dimension these plans in there notebooks.
• Modification - using the image on the teachers blog and the sketches they have already done students are to sketch a design adding there own creative aspects to the project.
• Redefinition - students are now to use a software program such as solid works to draw a 3D representation of their design including the creative aspects that they have added.