week 6 blog

          Personal Digital Assistants are mainly electronic devices that are used to help you get something done. We use them every day in class the biggest one we use are computers, projectors, and TV monitors. They are a great tool in class because they can help a teacher get their point across by using visual aid. You can also use them to help the students follow along while you’re teaching them. We also use them to do assignments, because they make research projects easier to complete. Now that we have computers you don’t have to go the library as much now as in the past because everything you need can be found on the internet.

              We use on line surveys to find out information about how everyone feels about something. We use them in a class room to find out what we should change about our class. Many teachers use them to find out what their students know about the topic they are getting ready to teach them so they know where to start. The Information from these surveys should be used and implemented within good reason. One the rules for writing good surveys is, avoid using question that you are bias to. If your bias to something then you aren’t really as open as you should be. The second to me is avoid long question in order to get actual information using agree or don’t agree format would work better.

            I feel that if used properly both of these tools can be very beneficial to the learning process used by teachers. The hardest part will be monitoring each of your students to make sure that when using a computer or any other device they are only doing their work and not playing games or looking at inappropriate material. The only thing about online surveys is if you’re going to take the time to make one for your students then make sure you’re going to at least try to incorporate whatever you learn to make your class better. You also to make sure that the questions are age and lesson appropriate, its mot smart to have question about puppies when the lesson is about English teachers. Another thing  is don’t try to only use digital assistants to teach the class for you just use them as a  helper and not the only class material.  
citation 
JONASSEN, DAVID, HOWLAND, JANE, MARRA, ROSE M, & CRISMOND, DAVID. (1999). Meaningful learning with technology 3rd edition . New Jersy,New York: Pearson.