Visualizing with technologies

I feel like visualizing with technology is so important and helpful to all students because there are so many visual learners in education. All of these tools such as paint, sketch, etc. are all important to giving students a well balanced education. It is important for students to become familiar in the visual arts so they can apply these techniques to other subjects. Also, I think it is important for kids to explore there artistic side of the mind in order to be well balanced in other subjects. There are many other tools that are directly related to other subjects such as the geometer sketchpad for visual geometry. Imaging molecules with chemistry visualization tools is necessary for students to see chemistry from a different angle.

All of these visualization tools help students apply what they have learned in class and through homework and put it all together in a different format. It expands their minds past the work sheets and readings through its visual aspects and techniques for learning. The maps that Google provides are very interesting for students to look at and explore. There's not any paper maps that can engage students as much as the Google earth map does. I can't express how awesome all of these tools are for students. These have transformed the old fashioned ways of learning and modernized them. They engage students to a whole new level in education and I believe they are all very useful in every aspect of learning.

I have heard of the word 'Pod casting' before, but I never really understood exactly how the term was defined. In reality, it is quite a simple term which basically refers to an audio broadcast that has been turned into an Mp3 for modern technology purposes. I learned from this assignment all of the way pod casting is used today and techniques of how to apply it to education. Pod casting would be helpful in a situation when a teacher could not make it to class but still needs the students to understand the lecture and assignments. Using a pod cast is a great way to engage students outside of the structured classroom and it teaches students responsibility and how to manage time well.

Pod casting is different slightly different from the Web 2.0 tools discussed in previous assignments because of how it is used. It is used on Mp3 players mostly and allows for students to have even more opportunity to understand lectures through its device. It is much easier for a student to carry an iPod of some sort around, rather than a laptop computer. Voice thread, Wiki, Blogs etc can sometimes only be accessed through a computer, or even more challenging, a desktop. However, pod casting is similar to these tools because it is an electronic way of learning. It does allow for students to learn material outside of their desks, yet it doesn't allow for many responses or class participation, similar to what the other tools allow.

I do not have an iPod or an Mp3 player, I simply use my smart phone to access my online music and downloads. Currently I do not have any pod casts down loaded because I prefer to listen to music instead of listening to a lecture of some sort. If I feel the desire to actually put my cell phone to good use, I use my Iheart radio app to access all of my news broadcasts. I believe that this tool, along with the others, will be beneficial to modern society. I would pod cast my lectures as an educator when I am home because of an emergency and I could not make it to class. Also, I would use it to tie up any loose ends about an assignments and answer questions.