We are now going to begin talking about the the issues with information processing this week. I want to understand a little more about how the brain processes information which causes us to learn. I bumped into http://good-college-admission-essay-examples.blogspot.com/2013/09/information-processing-theory.html this site give me an overview of how information is processed in the brain. "The Information Processing supposition has quintuplet working(a) characters that include sensation, perception, sensory render, working memory, and bulky-term memory. by the piece of these regions provides something different." When I begin to read this information I feel overwhelmed, because I am not sure what this really means. I begin to read a little further and I begin to understand that the brain can only take in so much. Even though the brain controls a lot of organs in our body it continues to be a work in progress. Now you are probably thinking to yourself “what does she mean by that?”

Well I am talking about how information in the brain is processed. The brain is not taught much, but it processes information just like a computer and it bring it whenever you need it. In my exploring to find out how information is processed I ran into an article about the brain, after all you can’t talk about processing without knowing anything about the brain. I stumbled on a blog that did just that http://blog.bufferapp.com/10-surprising-facts-about-how-our-brain-works here we learn ten surprising facts about the brain. One in particular that I found interesting is that it is impossible for our brains to multi-task. “Multi-tasking is something we’ve long been encouraged to practice, but it turns out it’s actually impossible. When we think we’re multi-tasking, we’re actually context-switching. That is, we’re quickly switching back-and-forth between different tasks, rather than doing them at the same time.” This quickly made me think about inside of my classroom and how frustrated my students are when I give them notes to take while teaching a lesson. I did not seem to understand why they would get so upset or shut down sometimes until I bumped into this. It all makes sense now; one thing at a time can be processed if we give it enough time to enter our brains.

I hope this was informational for you.

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I think that it is very important to know who are teaching. When you are able to identify the audience then you can equip yourself with what’s necessary to teach. Teaching material does not come as something you can do the same way every time, because of the way we are learning that learning takes place in each individual we are beginning to understand more that not every person learns the same way. This blog site is a great place to begin a journey, because it help you to find may ways to support all types of learners without making it seem  as if the work will become a gruesome task.

I enjoyed reading the blogs. The information given was very straight and to the point for all that read, especially when it came to the pointers that were being given. It helped me to see how important a very well and thought out lesson can help students who are struggling to learn. Many times our students do not like to ask questions so it helps to have a lesson that might hit on any questions students may have later.  

The area of instructional design is a very interesting area to become familiar with because as educators we must begin to find ways to come up with lessons that will engage all learners and give them accommodations. There are three sites that I chose to follow blogs on in order to better understand the process of learning and comprehend the different ways that learning takes place. The first site that was chosen was http://www.learnlets.com this blog explores the brain and its role in learning. This blog seemed very interesting. Upon first glance the blog site seemed to talk about the history of learning, but with further investigation this site showed the function of the brain in learning and what is affected when learning happens. Usually curiosity would stop here for most, but in order to begin to understand the dynamics of learning one must begin to explore learning types.

Constructivism is form of learning through the use of one taking ones learning into ones hand. The learner makes himself/ or herself responsible for their own learning. This blog explores the different theories that have been researched about learning. The different scholars who came up with different ways into looking at the brains processes of learning and working on ways to identify this type of learner. In this blog http://constructivist-education.blogspot.com/ not only does its readers learn more about the process this learning type, but readers also get to see what areas of the brain are working if this type  of learning is determined. Which would lead one to wonder how technology fits into learning in this day and age where it seems as if everything you want to know is just a click away.

Lastly, a blog that would deal with the way people are leaning today, using technology. According to the blog it is very helpful for educators whereas it gives many resources on how to incorporate technology into the classroom. It explains a new way of teaching in school using a technique called Common Core. This way of teaching on http://edutopia.com has to deal with tricking students to think critically. Students are forced to give more evidence based answers which goes against the ways that learning was explained in the past. This blog gives a wealth of information especially to those who are looking to understand how they can reach all learning styles within one lesson.

These blogs will begin to put the majority of educators who are looking for better ways to understanding learners in the classroom closer to our goal. We will be able to plan a lesson that keeps all of our students engaged.