I was lying in bed this morning thinking about what I would need to do in these up coming weeks of craziness and homework when a thought came into my head, "How can I simply just motivate myself?" and "What would motivate students?". While thinking about all the positives and negatives of having technology in the classroom, technology can become a great motivator for students to complete course work, and become motivated about exterior things in general.
When I was student teaching last spring, a teacher had come up with some software that worked similar to facebook, but was strictly for teachers, students, and their homework. What student would not want to do that? It is easily disguised homework assignments through the interest of technology and the internet. I think the problem with lack of motivation is that we think too much about the homework at hand, become anxious, and avoid doing it. If we can make homework, especially through technology, less complicated and more at hand, then I believe students will better enjoy doing this homework.
BeeLAMS
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