The Khan Academy video that I chose was Ancient History and the Old Testament. I found this very interesting because of my love of history and my religion. During this video I learned that the ancient Egyptian pyramids were already about 500 years old by the time Abraham, one of the first people talked about in Genesis, came along. It was crazy to me because I always the things in the Bible happened before the pyramids, when in reality it all kind of came along before or at the same time as the Old Testament.
When it comes to educational videos like Khan Academy, I personally feel like I learn better. Many online classes today strictly have textbook or article reading before the assignments, but some students have a hard time with the reading and need to hear it and see it before they can do it. For example, in my Structural Concepts: Primary Level class, it is all completely online and only has a few pages of explanation before we are required to complete the assignment. I am struggling in this class because I need to see the math examples explained to me because I do not have enough background knowledge to know what the textbook is telling me. However, I think that with videos like this, I could be able to see an example and compare it to my assignments. Because of technology, students now have a wider variety of resources that can help them learn.
With TPACK becoming a large part of the classroom, teachers are needing to find new ways to incorporate technology into their class, that they themselves know how to operate. I think that Khan Academy would be a great application to add into the class in order to have more technology. The videos only require to press play, so they are not learning a whole new program, and the students would enjoy having the extra activity. Because there are video for almost every subject, you can use them for any subject. Khan Academy has created video that can help the teacher fill the zone of proximal development for their students. For example, if a student understands the lesson, but there is one part that they cannot grasp, then the teacher can pull up a video and if he still needs help then the teacher can walk through the video with them. Khan Academy is a useful application for any teacher who is struggling with changing her class to accommodate more of TPACK.
I enjoy reading your post, Abby!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post. I also found that since TPACK is becoming a larger part of our classrooms, it is important that we focus our attention to it so that we can better equip ourselves with this knowledge. Overall great post!
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