Week 11 Affordance of Educational Technology

This article discusses how the affordances of media sharing Web 2.0 technology and the application “VoiceThread” can be evaluated for its pedagogical value. Before this article I had no idea what the term “affordances” meant. Now, I understand that the term “affordances;” describe the uses and importance of the technology being used. The chart used in the article made it clear to me what the term “affordances” meant. For example The features of the technology: The ability to zoom in and out of a specific artefact itself; The affordance was: Concentrate or focus learner attention on specific aspects of the artefact. The affordance is the uses which educators might find valuable. One issue discussed in this article is that social software affordances do not, by themselves, guarantee that effective learning will occur. This also plays a role in the traditional classroom. Students are not guaranteed effective learning from just showing up to class, reading, and memorizing from textbooks. They have to recognize and identify how to apply this knowledge to the real world. I believe that online learning opens numerous doors for the learner. It gives you more opportunities to apply your knowledge in a variety of ways. You can discuss and receive feedback with your peers through multiple ways of digital media. This opens the doors for all types of learners.

Here is my link for my voice thread. 

Voice Thread