Comments on: Comment on Time article http://chigurh75.edublogs.org/2008/08/11/comment-on-time-article/ For those learning to conquer who feel like they are not Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:00:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: scottgallen http://chigurh75.edublogs.org/2008/08/11/comment-on-time-article/comment-page-1/#comment-4 scottgallen Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:20:23 +0000 http://chigurh75.edublogs.org/?p=3#comment-4 The other major issue which you start to touch upon Brucey, regarding technology in the classroom, (and we as new teachers are going to be the crop that put the Rudd technology revolution into practice) is most teacher's havn't developed their teaching pedagogue to ensure they can keep control of the students pc usage. In classes of more then 4 children when the teacher is unable to give the individual attention they'd like to, it so easy for students to become off task with their files of photos from the weekend, or any other program loaded onto that computer. This is remarkable different to the practice of "open your books and start working on a new page", that will change the nature of classroom behaviour maintenance. When faced with this, I discovered the following methods were successful: * Design the classroom so the tables are in three rows corresponding with the 2 side walls and back. This way, the teacher can move around the classroom without having to turn their back, and has a better vision of the class. * Be specific with instructions - "No, leave your laptop lids down". * Also, behaviour monitoring will become easy - 12-18 year olds can't hide their facial expression when they are doing something they enjoy, as opposed to classwork. We're not the old dogs who need the new tricks...we can arrive with all the tricks pre-loaded into our own pedagogue. The other major issue which you start to touch upon Brucey, regarding technology in the classroom, (and we as new teachers are going to be the crop that put the Rudd technology revolution into practice) is most teacher’s havn’t developed their teaching pedagogue to ensure they can keep control of the students pc usage.

In classes of more then 4 children when the teacher is unable to give the individual attention they’d like to, it so easy for students to become off task with their files of photos from the weekend, or any other program loaded onto that computer. This is remarkable different to the practice of “open your books and start working on a new page”, that will change the nature of classroom behaviour maintenance.

When faced with this, I discovered the following methods were successful:

* Design the classroom so the tables are in three rows corresponding with the 2 side walls and back. This way, the teacher can move around the classroom without having to turn their back, and has a better vision of the class.

* Be specific with instructions – “No, leave your laptop lids down”.

* Also, behaviour monitoring will become easy – 12-18 year olds can’t hide their facial expression when they are doing something they enjoy, as opposed to classwork.

We’re not the old dogs who need the new tricks…we can arrive with all the tricks pre-loaded into our own pedagogue.

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