A component of the Cognitive learning theory would be to explain how the use of technology can allow students to discover and apply concepts that can be learned through experimentation on a digital level and manipulated with technology tools . For example, Glogster is an interactive multimedia image which looks like a poster, but readers can interact with the content. The user inserts text, images, photos, audio, videos, special effects and other elements into their glogs to generate a multimedia online creation. Very similar to concept mapping, Glogster allows students to take an idea and grow it into an interactive web design. Otherwise, instead of using a poster board for a project, students can be given the opportunity to create an interactive computer poster on a topic. Wiki’s, blog’s, and pod casts are just a few examples of how technology can be used to bring our classroom into the 21st century.
Glogster Example: this is an example that a student created while studying the elements of the periodic table - just click on the words...
Glogster Example: this is an example that a student created while studying the elements of the periodic table - just click on the words...
Pretty cool, huh?
