From tonight's class I have a few comments on how I feel about some of the articles. First off I do believe that manipulative's are essential in the classroom. I feel they can be for any subject, and can be many different types of items. They help children get the hands on experience that they need, and it allows the different type of learners to get what they need as well. We can also incorporate technology manipulative's as well, by simply using a computer or smartboard. There are many different things we can do that are out there, it's up to the teacher to be aware of all our options.
I do feel that student's who copy word for word should be corrected, but I do that we need to make sure that we address this issue before, and do things to prevent this from happening. For example make sure we show them the difference between good websites and the ones that are not so good for research. If we take these precautions and do everything we can to prevent this and then it happens I think they should be punished but they should also be asked to redo the paper. They do need to learn from their mistakes as well.
I thought that the topics we talked about Monday night will help us have different views in these subject matters in the classroom.
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I also agree that hands-on activities are essential in the classroom. Technology is useful, but there is something about having a tangible object in your hand. Students tend to benefit from hands-on activities because they are engaged. They are more likely to remember the lesson because they were active and they were using hands-on materials. I think that we can find a happy medium between using technology and using manipulatives.
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