Thursday, October 8, 2009
Jessica- Post #3
I found this very interesting article in Education Week called Technology Links Students to Fieldwork. The article talks about how scientists in remote parts of the world are maintaining blogs in order to communicate in real-time with students in science classes around the world. This piqued my interest from the beginning because science is not a topic I am strong in or especially interested. Within the first couple of paragraphs, the authors say that the whole purpose of this on-line communication is to change that attitude. Logically, scientists would have a more difficult time engaging school-aged students in their everyday work because it often involves specific lingo and unfamiliar terms. But the live blog approach allows students to interact with the scientists as questions arise. The scientists participating in this project are also posting video and picture clip to show the students what they are seeing and working on. This is a positive step toward incorporating more technology into our classroom and may even expand interest in the field of science.
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Science is my worst subject. Mostly because I find it rather boring and I feel it is probably the worst taught subject in schools today. It makes sense though really. Math, language, and history have been around for centuries. Science, however, is a relative new subject. It has only been around for a couple hundred years. I think teachers like the ones in this article will help change students attitudes and perceptions towards science. I might have a different attitude if I was a student now and was exposed to something like this.
ReplyDeleteI found the blog link to be interesting. I can definitely see the benefit of blogging with scientist. This brings experts into the classroom and opportunities for students to see the "real world" connection to science and scientists. There are many ways to make connections with experts in the field in science or any other subject. Blogging is one way. Another great way is through Skype. We had an author Skype with a fourth grade class this year. The students read his book for summer reading and had questions to ask him. It was amazing.
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