Read the article about training teachers to teach and use online courses. Could this be functional here? What courses would you take online?
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Ashlyn O'Daniel
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Personally, I don't like online classes because I think they are harder to understand and follow. It doesn't feel like you get to know your teacher on a personal level either. However I do understand the increasing needs of online classes and the benefits they can give. I believe that if teachers were required to have some sort of degree in online learning, it would improve the learning they would provide and set a higher standard in the information they teach. I would personally hate to take any online classes.
I don't think that our school is very functional for online courses. From personal experience already, I do not like the online classes. The teacher that I have doesn't realize that our computers are really slow and that we can't get from page to page really fast. Also, the other schools on our DDN class through Northern have tablets that they can write on, but we have to either print off the assignment and send it to her, or type it, which is really hard. If I had to take a required class online, it would probually have to be an English or Reading class, because taking a Science class would be really hard, due to the fact that their are labs that you might have to make up.
I feel that online classes are not very functional with our school. From being in Spanish 1 I know that online classes can be hard. Many other schools with online classes have laptops they can write on, which makes it easier. For us though we have to type everything, which makes it harder. Online classes are not always negative, they do have some positive things. You get to interact with other students from different schools. Also, with online classes you usually get more days to finish assignments that are handed out.
I don't feel that having online classes in Redfield would be such a great idea. First off, students struggle enough as it is learning things for a first time, but if we were to have to learn something online those students would struggle. Sure online classes would be good to take online especially to get more credits, but in this town at this school it would not be the best decision we could make. I know for sure that students would struggle then they would go and talk to a teacher to try and get their help when they just don't have to take the class online. Online classes would be a great opportunity, but the downfalls are how would you keep up with all of the work when you only have access to computers for a specific amount of time. I mean if we actually did take online classes, our school would have to make major adjustments to schedules, which would only make things harder for everyone at school.
I could understand the use of online classes if we were a bigger school. In Redfield, I don't think online classes would be an effective way to teach students. It is harder to understand requirements that the teacher has over a computer. The students don't receive the one-on-one contact, as they do with a teacher at school. It is easy to contact a teacher if you have questions, but online could be very difficult. Living in a small town and knowing my teachers expectations has helped me to become the student I am. Online classes could be a huge disadvantage for some students who need more help or reassurance on homework.
Online classes, when conducted by a teacher who is familiar with the differences to a traditional classroom, can work very well. I took two years of French over the DDN, and even half a year later, I have managed to retain most of what I was taught. My French teacher compensated beautifully for not being in the room with us. We were assigned projects, chatrooms, and audiorecording assignments to help her monitor our progress. She also moved at a slightly slower pace than she probably would have had she been a traditionaly teacher. She was one example of an exemplary distance learning teacher. What little experience I have had with the distance Spanish teacher has also proved to be positive. There are negative examples too though. For instance, the French teacher that Northern hired to replace Mme. McLaughlin after she retired doesn't even have her teaching degree yet and she is doing it as more of a part time job. She has her students read out of the book, and then throws them a homework assignment that they aren't prepared to complete. Distance learning can be a very usefull and successful method of teaching, especially for schools like ours that do not have the funding for as many full time teachers as would be necessary for certain subjects to be taught. Distance learning definitely has a place here.
Being in a small, tightly knit school, I feel online classes are unnecessary. First off, we have well-educated teachers that have time to sit down with struggling students to make sure they understand what is being taught in the class room. Second, I feel the function of a class room is important. When taking an online class you would not learn how to speak up, ask questions, and voice your opinions. Lastly, you would not have the social aspect of school. Part of going to school is learning how to become you. You would not have that opportunity when taking an online class.
I think that this could be sucessful in our school but very hard. The biggest part is that our computers are slow enough without the use of more bitmat while taking online courses. With computer use on the rise and lower funds for schools, I anticipate that this will not get any better. This is a really good idea to help students save money. Students in our school have taken online classes to save money for college. They take honors classes so they don't have to take it in college. I would take online Eniglsh probably. I would also take online business education. I feel that this would help relieve stress not having a class you very much dislike every day. This also means less homework.
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Personally, I don't like online classes because I think they are harder to understand and follow. It doesn't feel like you get to know your teacher on a personal level either. However I do understand the increasing needs of online classes and the benefits they can give. I believe that if teachers were required to have some sort of degree in online learning, it would improve the learning they would provide and set a higher standard in the information they teach. I would personally hate to take any online classes.
I don't think that our school is very functional for online courses. From personal experience already, I do not like the online classes. The teacher that I have doesn't realize that our computers are really slow and that we can't get from page to page really fast. Also, the other schools on our DDN class through Northern have tablets that they can write on, but we have to either print off the assignment and send it to her, or type it, which is really hard. If I had to take a required class online, it would probually have to be an English or Reading class, because taking a Science class would be really hard, due to the fact that their are labs that you might have to make up.
I feel that online classes are not very functional with our school. From being in Spanish 1 I know that online classes can be hard. Many other schools with online classes have laptops they can write on, which makes it easier. For us though we have to type everything, which makes it harder. Online classes are not always negative, they do have some positive things. You get to interact with other students from different schools. Also, with online classes you usually get more days to finish assignments that are handed out.
I don't feel that having online classes in Redfield would be such a great idea. First off, students struggle enough as it is learning things for a first time, but if we were to have to learn something online those students would struggle. Sure online classes would be good to take online especially to get more credits, but in this town at this school it would not be the best decision we could make. I know for sure that students would struggle then they would go and talk to a teacher to try and get their help when they just don't have to take the class online. Online classes would be a great opportunity, but the downfalls are how would you keep up with all of the work when you only have access to computers for a specific amount of time. I mean if we actually did take online classes, our school would have to make major adjustments to schedules, which would only make things harder for everyone at school.
I could understand the use of online classes if we were a bigger school. In Redfield, I don't think online classes would be an effective way to teach students. It is harder to understand requirements that the teacher has over a computer. The students don't receive the one-on-one contact, as they do with a teacher at school. It is easy to contact a teacher if you have questions, but online could be very difficult. Living in a small town and knowing my teachers expectations has helped me to become the student I am. Online classes could be a huge disadvantage for some students who need more help or reassurance on homework.
Online classes, when conducted by a teacher who is familiar with the differences to a traditional classroom, can work very well. I took two years of French over the DDN, and even half a year later, I have managed to retain most of what I was taught. My French teacher compensated beautifully for not being in the room with us. We were assigned projects, chatrooms, and audiorecording assignments to help her monitor our progress. She also moved at a slightly slower pace than she probably would have had she been a traditionaly teacher. She was one example of an exemplary distance learning teacher. What little experience I have had with the distance Spanish teacher has also proved to be positive. There are negative examples too though. For instance, the French teacher that Northern hired to replace Mme. McLaughlin after she retired doesn't even have her teaching degree yet and she is doing it as more of a part time job. She has her students read out of the book, and then throws them a homework assignment that they aren't prepared to complete. Distance learning can be a very usefull and successful method of teaching, especially for schools like ours that do not have the funding for as many full time teachers as would be necessary for certain subjects to be taught. Distance learning definitely has a place here.
Being in a small, tightly knit school, I feel online classes are unnecessary. First off, we have well-educated teachers that have time to sit down with struggling students to make sure they understand what is being taught in the class room. Second, I feel the function of a class room is important. When taking an online class you would not learn how to speak up, ask questions, and voice your opinions. Lastly, you would not have the social aspect of school. Part of going to school is learning how to become you. You would not have that opportunity when taking an online class.
I think that this could be sucessful in our school but very hard. The biggest part is that our computers are slow enough without the use of more bitmat while taking online courses. With computer use on the rise and lower funds for schools, I anticipate that this will not get any better. This is a really good idea to help students save money. Students in our school have taken online classes to save money for college. They take honors classes so they don't have to take it in college. I would take online Eniglsh probably. I would also take online business education. I feel that this would help relieve stress not having a class you very much dislike every day. This also means less homework.
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