The items I choose that would be most helpful in a classroom setting were the concept maps. I plan to become a Health teacher preferably on the high school level and using concept maps can be used to show my students the guidelines they need for better learning. When studying a specific topic my students can use the necessary concepts to have a better understanding of what is going on. I'm more into technology so I would like it if my students would create their concept maps on laptop or computer, this way it'll be more creative.
PowerPoint is a great teaching tool, one of the biggest ways to inform your students about a certain chapter in a text. PowerPoint’s are still using words even though it's taken from important ideas of a chapter is still can come off as boring. You'll need to use some creative colors and even pictures to keep your students well in tuned to the task at hand. Following the pitfalls from the text wouldn’t be a problem.
In conclusions, concept maps are a great fundamental tool that should be greatly used in a classroom setting. They'll keep the students engage in hands on activity. PowerPoint’s are good as well, when I go into teaching I'll probably use PowerPoint’s more than concept maps just because I've been so familiar with them in college.
Jonassen, D., Howland, J., Marra, R. M., & Crismond, D. (2008). Meaningful Learning With Technology. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
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