When thinking
about what kind of lesson I wanted to put into this, I knew I wanted to do
something with science. I thought how much technology has been introduced into
the school system sense I have been in school. A students learning is much more
enhanced with all of this new tech allowing you to go deeper into science and
really any subject. Back before all this technology, you were limited to a
book. Whatever the book told you is what you went by. Now, with this
technology, we can go even deeper. We can get new information that would not
have been put in a book meant for elementary schoolers. Personally, I believe
the technology has gained more interest too.
Looking into my decisions for
technology on SAMR most of my technology would fit into the R. Using VR, we
have never had the opportunity to get this deep into space in the classroom.
Using VR changes the lesson completely without losing sight of what is being
taught. We are still learning about the solar system and its components, but
now we can learn even more because of how deep we can go into the topic using
this technology. Now, when looking into the role as a teacher, I believe that
the technology is just a substitute. The teacher will still teach the same, but
with the new technology, they will be able to go even farther into the
teaching. The teacher will ultimately still lead discussions too as the
students use the VR systems. The teacher's role is still to lead and teach just
with new added technology. Moving to the student, I see the student in the A.
The student will still act in the student role by participating in discussion
and taking in all the information, but the new technology helps them learn more
on the topic. The students will get more out of this lesson than they would
with the old school textbook. With space, it is hard to get up close and
personal with it because it is space. We have to just go off the books. With
these new technologies, the students can dig deeper into the learning and
gaining more knowledge.
