Visual learning is the most common learning strategy in use today (myself, just now). There are tons of various ways to learn, but that is probably the most popular. The sense of sight is the most dominate sense and often trumps the other senses, so visual images have a bigger impression on most people than hearing does.
Being able to organize information in more than one way will help more children acquire the information. Those who need to lay everything out can learn just as much as those who need to focus on one thing at a time when multiple instructional strategies are used. I have seen a great variety of learners in my practicum and they all go about learning in different ways. Some can look at a book and have no idea what it is saying until I point out the exact sentence they are looking for. Others have the whole passage practically memorized in a matter of minutes.
For those who need to see the connections between facts, the concept map would be very helpful. I re
ally liked seeing the items laid out all at once so I made my own about the homework I have to do.
It was really easy and can be used by anyone which is great.Being able to organize information in more than one way will help more children acquire the information. Those who need to lay everything out can learn just as much as those who need to focus on one thing at a time when multiple instructional strategies are used. I have seen a great variety of learners in my practicum and they all go about learning in different ways. Some can look at a book and have no idea what it is saying until I point out the exact sentence they are looking for. Others have the whole passage practically memorized in a matter of minutes.
For those who need to see the connections between facts, the concept map would be very helpful. I re
ally liked seeing the items laid out all at once so I made my own about the homework I have to do.This doesn't really help those students who are auditory or kinesthetic learners, but they usually get help first since lecturing is one of the easiest ways to teach, and moving or doing is used when possible.
The visuals used in the classroom are very helpful for ESL students. Modeling and pictures helpt them to connect English words to ideas and helps them get past the language barrier that hiders learning.
I really liked the Kidspiration Program. I thought the set-up and design were easy to use and stimulating for elementary kids. The pre-made lesson activities were fantastic. I love the story board that can switch from bubble/brainstorming form to written outline forms so easily. Most of the ones we looked through during class were useful and informative. Most of the activities I found only were not as helpful.
My Visual Learning Assignment: Kidspiration
1. Double Final Consonant
2. http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/kidspiration.htm
3. I chose this lesson because it was an activity that I thought kids would find easier if it was visual and not simply written. It can be an assessment tool to see how much students understand. Also, I chose this because it is something that I never learned about in school, so it is a good way to teach something they might not get otherwise.
I feel the technology enhances the learning process by allowing the students to move and manipulate the words. By doing so, the students are under less pressure to be perfect the first time and have the luxury of rearranging things until they are correct. They can think in whatever way makes the most sense to them. The colors make the words come alive and they still get the writing practice. I think the technology hinders learning because students do not get the practice of handwriting. Also, the activity does not teach anything, it only is a means of assessment.
I faced the challenge of finding a lesson plan that actually used Kidspiration and not Inspiration. I like Kidspiration a lot more for elementary lesson plans because of its simplicity, color, and overall friendliness.
I learned how to use some of the features of Kidspiration that I didn't know before. Actually, I didn't know anything about Kidspiration so all of it was new. I especially like the ability to flip between written outline form and concept map form. I think that would be very beneficial to students who prefer one way, but need to use the other.
I spent a little more than an hour over the course of 3 days looking through kidspiration lesson plans and using Kidspiration. And then I spent even more time analysing the activity and writing this blog post.
I found that most of the activities had at least one or two things I would change before implementing them into my lesson plans. Most of them had to do with the flip between sentences and picture not lining up.
1. Double Final Consonant
2. http://www.rockingham.k12.va.us/resources/kidspiration.htm
3. I chose this lesson because it was an activity that I thought kids would find easier if it was visual and not simply written. It can be an assessment tool to see how much students understand. Also, I chose this because it is something that I never learned about in school, so it is a good way to teach something they might not get otherwise.
I feel the technology enhances the learning process by allowing the students to move and manipulate the words. By doing so, the students are under less pressure to be perfect the first time and have the luxury of rearranging things until they are correct. They can think in whatever way makes the most sense to them. The colors make the words come alive and they still get the writing practice. I think the technology hinders learning because students do not get the practice of handwriting. Also, the activity does not teach anything, it only is a means of assessment.
I faced the challenge of finding a lesson plan that actually used Kidspiration and not Inspiration. I like Kidspiration a lot more for elementary lesson plans because of its simplicity, color, and overall friendliness.
I learned how to use some of the features of Kidspiration that I didn't know before. Actually, I didn't know anything about Kidspiration so all of it was new. I especially like the ability to flip between written outline form and concept map form. I think that would be very beneficial to students who prefer one way, but need to use the other.
I spent a little more than an hour over the course of 3 days looking through kidspiration lesson plans and using Kidspiration. And then I spent even more time analysing the activity and writing this blog post.
I found that most of the activities had at least one or two things I would change before implementing them into my lesson plans. Most of them had to do with the flip between sentences and picture not lining up.
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