Comments on: Results From My Year-Long U.S. History Tech Experiment http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/results-from-my-year-long-us-history-tech-experiment/ ...For Teaching ELL, ESL, & EFL Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:30:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Sandeep thakar http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/results-from-my-year-long-us-history-tech-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5351 Sandeep thakar Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:16:36 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3966#comment-5351 You make a good point and the results will be useful for all the tech teachers as they can know what their students mind are made of.This will be an important result for all of them. You make a good point and the results will be useful for all the tech teachers as they can know what their students mind are made of.This will be an important result for all of them.

]]> By: Jeff Kash http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/results-from-my-year-long-us-history-tech-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5347 Jeff Kash Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:09:43 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3966#comment-5347 My students use computers (in pairs) a great deal of the time. My classroom has 18 eMacs in it. When we don't use the computers for a few days, they will always ask, "When are we using the computers again?" I have allowed this practice to continue even during some of the tests. Almost without exception, the kids who take the test with their partner do better than those who take it by themselves. I can see that they are discussing the questions and trying to determine what the best answer is. My students use computers (in pairs) a great deal of the time. My classroom has 18 eMacs in it. When we don’t use the computers for a few days, they will always ask, “When are we using the computers again?” I have allowed this practice to continue even during some of the tests. Almost without exception, the kids who take the test with their partner do better than those who take it by themselves. I can see that they are discussing the questions and trying to determine what the best answer is.

]]> By: Larry Ferlazzo http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/results-from-my-year-long-us-history-tech-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5342 Larry Ferlazzo Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:32:34 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3966#comment-5342 You make a good point (that I had not considered) about the implications of using the computer everyday. I won't be doing it again next year. The only way it worked to have access to the computer lab regularly was to teach the class before school. I, like the students, am tired of coming to school so early! :) Larry You make a good point (that I had not considered) about the implications of using the computer everyday.

I won’t be doing it again next year. The only way it worked to have access to the computer lab regularly was to teach the class before school. I, like the students, am tired of coming to school so early! :)

Larry

]]> By: addyrobin http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/07/03/results-from-my-year-long-us-history-tech-experiment/comment-page-1/#comment-5341 addyrobin Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:26:30 +0000 http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/?p=3966#comment-5341 That is fascinating that they would find that the tech class was not as engaged as the other class by the end of the year. In my class that does not use technology every day (due to limited resources) they always seem engaged when we do web based activities. I would wonder if there is some happy medium of a mixture of traditional classroom and technology based that is the most positive mix for students. I do think that perhaps every day using the computers might lose some novelty by the end of the school year. You mentioned that you would have liked to have assessed the learning of the students as far as their level of English comprehension. I would think that students would have gained more if they had greater access to the computer and were able to complete more writing activities in the classroom. Will you continue to deliver the class in the contrasting ways again this coming school year? If so will you make any changes to the structure based on your student comments and feeback on the evaluations? That is fascinating that they would find that the tech class was not as engaged as the other class by the end of the year. In my class that does not use technology every day (due to limited resources) they always seem engaged when we do web based activities. I would wonder if there is some happy medium of a mixture of traditional classroom and technology based that is the most positive mix for students. I do think that perhaps every day using the computers might lose some novelty by the end of the school year.
You mentioned that you would have liked to have assessed the learning of the students as far as their level of English comprehension. I would think that students would have gained more if they had greater access to the computer and were able to complete more writing activities in the classroom.
Will you continue to deliver the class in the contrasting ways again this coming school year? If so will you make any changes to the structure based on your student comments and feeback on the evaluations?

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