Mr. Mose’s Art History Class
November 7, 2014
Focus: Technology
In Mr. Morse's Art History class, technology is used every day. He uses a smart board to emphasize ideas through specific pieces of artwork that falls into the area they are studying and to show videos of art historians so that the students are opened to other perspectives and/or more information about a particular artist.
Students also have their own laptops that they use to formulate individualized digital textbooks. It is the students responsibility to take notes and be observant during the class to understand and participate in the discussion. Mr. Morse understands that his students are still in high school and the temptation of Facebook and other forms of social media is great. He occasionally walks around the class, but he is able to see who is paying attention or not from wherever based on students' expressions and their attitude in class. When a student is not paying attention and instead on social media, they become completely focused on their computer screen and are unable to follow the conversation in the classroom. He believes that if they miss information it is there job to get it from a fellow classmate or to ask him, but it is there responsibility.
Overall, Mr. Morse views the use of technology as a large part of our culture today and it would be a waste to not use such a useful tool in the classroom. If he didn't use computers in the classroom and the students had to take hand written notes instead, those not paying attention and on social media would be the ones still not paying attention and instead doodling in their notebooks. Technology is key in a classroom set up like this, and Mr. Morse uses it as much as possible especially since it's a relevant tool for his students generation.
Focus: Technology
In Mr. Morse's Art History class, technology is used every day. He uses a smart board to emphasize ideas through specific pieces of artwork that falls into the area they are studying and to show videos of art historians so that the students are opened to other perspectives and/or more information about a particular artist.
Students also have their own laptops that they use to formulate individualized digital textbooks. It is the students responsibility to take notes and be observant during the class to understand and participate in the discussion. Mr. Morse understands that his students are still in high school and the temptation of Facebook and other forms of social media is great. He occasionally walks around the class, but he is able to see who is paying attention or not from wherever based on students' expressions and their attitude in class. When a student is not paying attention and instead on social media, they become completely focused on their computer screen and are unable to follow the conversation in the classroom. He believes that if they miss information it is there job to get it from a fellow classmate or to ask him, but it is there responsibility.
Overall, Mr. Morse views the use of technology as a large part of our culture today and it would be a waste to not use such a useful tool in the classroom. If he didn't use computers in the classroom and the students had to take hand written notes instead, those not paying attention and on social media would be the ones still not paying attention and instead doodling in their notebooks. Technology is key in a classroom set up like this, and Mr. Morse uses it as much as possible especially since it's a relevant tool for his students generation.
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