Today in class we started off by reviewing our midsemester evaluations of the class and Professor Boyer. I appreciate the fact that he showed us the results and explained some methods of his thinking. We talked about our Delicious accounts and what the expectations are for this point in the smemester. Using a Google survey in my classroom would be a great way to find out information from my students. I liked the way the group presenting today set up the discussion where we were all across from someone with the opposing viewpoints. We talked about how taking initiative for grants is important especially if your school does not have the funding to integrate the technological tools that you want to use in your class. I have been thinking about funding for all these technology applications so I was appreciative that we discussed this in class.
We talked about a synchronized program called “Elluminate” which allows our whole class to interact with one another. When Professor Boyer was talking about the program it was a little distracting that everyone was playing around with the application, but it was so entertaining. After playing with Elluminate we discussed our podcast assignment and how it has to focus on an issue directly for K-12 age students. Finding an article with be simple but finding one that is appropriate that we can discuss with be more time consuming. We talked about the importance of having a script before beginning our podcasts. We need to have a summary of an issue, find an article, and give our opinions and reflection about the issue. Professor Boyer stressed that the most important part of the podcast is how we feel about the issue. We need to develop an engaging script. The most important item for the week is the Cool Tools Screencast.
No comments:
Post a Comment