Personal Knowledge

     knowledge is comprised of a network, which feeds into organizations and institutions, which in turn feed back into the network, and then continue to provide learning to individual. This cycle of knowledge development (personal to network to organization) allows learners to remain current in their field through the connections they have formed.” Just as Siemens says, nowadays, learning is not individual or internal activity, however, learning is connectivism. People work through different perspectives, then they share their various perspectives through network. The learning also depends on non-human appliances, such as computers, personal blogs, internet and so on. So the learning needs continually maintenance and nurturing. Moreover, learners now have the decision to decide what to learn, because the information of learning is up date from time to time.

      “The network is the learning, ways we are connecting to other individuals is a  large relative to our ability to continually stay current merit.” Just as the video illustrates, network is the learning nowadays. People, groups, nodes can be connected to an integrated whole. So we can share our different ideas, opinions or perspectives through network. The network is a short connection between information. The network makes learning easier to access.

Connectivism

The comparison with DIIGO and Scoop

Comparison with DIIGO and Scoop.it

I can highlight text in saved articles by using DIIGO, but I can not highlight text in saved articles by using Scoop.it. I can use multiple tags by using DIIGO and Scoop.it. I can copy and paste from original article to appear in comments about site by using DIIGO and Scoop, and others can post comments on my site. I can follow others by using Scoop.it and others can follow me as well. I offered suggestions for related articles.I will continue to use DIIGO and Scoop. Because both of them are easy to use. It is very convenient to use DIIGO  to save information. I can use folder to search my information and it can save a lot of time. And from DIIGO and Scoop, teachers and classmates are more likely to interact. They can save a lot of time in selecting, filtering and finding information they want to and it is easy for them to use.

Classroom of Tomorrow

Classroom of Tomorrow

From the Video, I see many different scenes of the classrooms in the future. Students use smart phones, ipad, Projecter and so on to have class. They take the photos instead of taking notes. One of the amazing scene is that students can use the windows as information board to find information. 

    I think the classroom in the future has close relation to high technologies. With the development of high technology, the classroom in the future will be very interesting and attractive. However, meanwhile students may be easy to be distracted by high technology. So from my opinion, teachers should not depend too much on high technology.

Educational Change Challenge

Educational Change Challenge
  There is doubt that whether it is effective way for using technology to educate students. I think it is good ways of using online as one way of educating students. Just as the video displayed, there are many students in one big classroom and just have one teacher, so how teachers can every students attention. Thus to use technology can attract students attention and teachers can try their best to pay attention to all students in the class.

Reasons for using blogs to teach students

1.TESOL teachers can use blog to let students do some journals as feedback. For example, students can post their journals by creating blog and other classmates can post their comments on their blogs, then students can share their opinions about the classes and their feelings. Moreover, teachers can get feedback from students as soon as possible. The learning environment is more comfortable and easier to access.

2.TESOL teachers can use blog to reach every students. Some students may have some reason can not attend class. Teachers can post class content in his or her blog, then every student knows the process of the class and important learning content taught by teachers.

ACTFL STANDARDS 

COMMUNICATION

COMMUNICATE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH

Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions

Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics

Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

CULTURES

GAIN KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF OTHER CULTURES

Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied

Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied

CONNECTIONS

CONNECT WITH OTHER DISCIPLINES AND ACQUIRE INFORMATION

Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language

Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its cultures

COMPARISONS

DEVELOP INSIGHT INTO THE NATURE OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own

Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

COMMUNITIES

PARTICIPATE IN MULTILINGUAL COMMUNITIES AT HOME & AROUND THE WORLD

Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting

Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

ACTFL STANDARD