From the Part Three of the textbook, I chose Instant
Messaging and Chat. I am thinking to use it for reading activity in my class.
We have not used computer lab room for my students, but I’d like to have some
experiments with the tool this year and one of the activities can be with the
tool, showing chat between my intern and me. Since showing only text doesn’t
look attractive, I learned how to use emoticons both in Western style and
Japanese way to add some exiting element. Using this tool in this way will meet the following standards:
InTASC
The teacher
intentionally builds learner capacity to collaborate in face to face and
virtual environments through applying effective interpersonal communication
skills.
Oregon
Educational Technology Standards
2C
Students engage with learners from other cultures to develop cultural
understanding and global awareness.
In choosing this tool
using the rubric, cost was the number one reason. I actually think I could do
the similar activity with a web conferencing tool, but the two tools introduced
in the matrix in the textbook were either expensive or out of service.
