Social networking can be important for anyone. Sometimes the only way to stay constantly connected with other people is through the social networks on the internet. By networking with people around the world, students get a chance to meet new students so that they can share information and ideas. Even though only a small percentage of students don’t use social networking, as a teacher we need to continue to allow and guide students to connect with each other in order initiate new and valuable experiences. However, encouraging usage of social networking through educational means is important.
In addition, I also believe that games can make any lesson more effective and interactive. Encouraging students to think outside of the normal way of learning and trying different ways to solve problems can help them to reach their goal. These kinds of games use different vocabularies to help students understand the concept easier and also help build their confidence by taking risks. I think games can really exercise their cognitive thinking in order to solve problems whether that’s a math problem or any other kind. There are also many games that can help students with disabilities. Using the smart-board to play games helps students to interact and improve in areas that they are having trouble with, physical or mental. There are so many educational games that incorporate good learning principals which can help in creating a healthy learning environment where students can have fun and use systematic thinking to solve different problems.
In general, the 21st century classroom should provide all these technologies to let students build their cognitive thinking and learning. It should be a place where students love to be and feel comfortable in order to learn and experience new things.
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