McLuhan's+Tetrad

WEEK 2:

For this week’s Learning Community contribution, summarize the work you completed in the Application Assignment: McLuhan’s Tetrad. Select at least one technology contributed by a member of your Learning Community and add your thoughts and ideas about using that technology in an educational setting.

//**AMANDA SKILLITER'S RESPONSE TO PREETI SINGH**//
= **SMARTBOARD TETRAD:** = The Smart Board has positively impacted today’s classrooms. Students are now able to physically engage in their learning by manipulating the features of the board. This technology has encouraged teachers to differentiate instruction, presentation, assessments, and resources.

I found Preeti’s “Reverse” box most interesting in the tetrad she created. However, I feel we are currently seeing the invention of the individual Smart Boards in the form of tablets and iPads. I also found it interesting that she mentioned 3-D holographic projections as this is a concept I discussed with my colleagues this past week. Can you imagine the possibilities in our classrooms with the potential of 3-D holographic projections?


 * Rachel Stripling to Preeti Singh **

I liked that someone else picked the SMART board other than me! I think it’s one of the most recent emerging educational technologies, other than the iPad. From experience, the SMART board can be intimidating at first, but is extremely useful. I enjoy having students interact with my lessons and through games. I love how multiple windows can be open at once and can be ‘tapped’ and pulled up immediately.

I actually didn’t even think of the board eliminating the use of chalk boards. I must admit, I haven’t used a chalkboard in years, so I guess we can say that it has already become obsolete! In my application assignment, I thought of the iPad replacing the SMART board. I would then assume that the individual devices would get smaller, about the size of a cell phone.