One of the main benefits I see with integrating videos could potentially be doing a flipped classroom. Having students watch lessons at home and then do practice work in school might be a more effective way of reaching the kids in my class. A challenge with that would be creating an organized system to disseminate the videos to my students and track who is watching.
I think the flipped classroom would allow the opportunity to more directly meet my students needs by working on particular strategies with them in class.
I have been using Geogebra in my classroom with limited success. While the program offers a great deal, it can be hard for students to access and use. I can see incorporating the lessons in Geogebra with video recordings to help students see what steps they should follow when doing a particular lesson. Or, I could even produce a lecture using a video with a Geogebra resource.
Students also struggle with using graphing calculators, so I could see creating videos with little tutorials on how to use different aspects of the graphing calculator.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Podcast Reflection
One of the main challenges I see with podcasting is keeping students engaged with the material and making sure they have appropriate access to it. As a special educator, I could definitely see using this as a way to help accommodate lessons for particular students. For example, we could have portions of a text or test and have the student listen to the podcast to understand what they are being asked.
Having students develop their own podcasts presents an opportunity for them to show mastery of a particular assessment in a different way, especially in the public speaking realm.
I could have students use podcasting to record errors they make when do particular math problems. I could have them include an image of the problem they are working on and make a podcast of themselves describing common mistakes. We could do this all year and give students nice review material for their final.
Having students develop their own podcasts presents an opportunity for them to show mastery of a particular assessment in a different way, especially in the public speaking realm.
I could have students use podcasting to record errors they make when do particular math problems. I could have them include an image of the problem they are working on and make a podcast of themselves describing common mistakes. We could do this all year and give students nice review material for their final.
Friday, January 24, 2014
Blog Reflection
I am responding to the first prompt.
Having students blog on a regular basis could be effective to help build reflective writers (and students) and to encourage collaboration between students. Students could use blogs to reflect on the day's activity in a particular class. With prompts, students could analyze how the lesson went and what helped them to learn best. If there is a particular challenge with a lesson, students could easily communicate with each other and maybe identify a common misconception.
To have students develop an electronic portfolio, you could have them enter any type of writing assignments they perform in your class on to a blog. It could be weekly or monthly, but as students write particular assignments into the blog, they can easily track their progress over the course of a semester or year.
Having students blog on a regular basis could be effective to help build reflective writers (and students) and to encourage collaboration between students. Students could use blogs to reflect on the day's activity in a particular class. With prompts, students could analyze how the lesson went and what helped them to learn best. If there is a particular challenge with a lesson, students could easily communicate with each other and maybe identify a common misconception.
To have students develop an electronic portfolio, you could have them enter any type of writing assignments they perform in your class on to a blog. It could be weekly or monthly, but as students write particular assignments into the blog, they can easily track their progress over the course of a semester or year.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Web 2.0 Reflection
1) I examined the Web 2.0 resources found on Cool Tool For Schools and Kathy Schrock's List. I mostly looked at the quiz generating tools, such as Class Marker, and resources that allowed students to access a document or activity at the same time and work on it together, such as Flow Chart. I also investigated more of the presentation resources, such as Prezi and Slideshare.
2) I really liked the quiz resources. I would like to incorporate different ways of assessing and grading students and I think these are potential sites I could use. Class Marker seemed like it had a really nice and easy system to use with my students.
3) I think I selected one over the other based on my classroom needs and what I have been thinking about doing for a while now.
4) With the quiz and poll tools, I could use these as exit tickets for class, possibly as a way for students to do homework, or as bell ringers when class starts. I need to examine the requirements for students to access the resources.
2) I really liked the quiz resources. I would like to incorporate different ways of assessing and grading students and I think these are potential sites I could use. Class Marker seemed like it had a really nice and easy system to use with my students.
3) I think I selected one over the other based on my classroom needs and what I have been thinking about doing for a while now.
4) With the quiz and poll tools, I could use these as exit tickets for class, possibly as a way for students to do homework, or as bell ringers when class starts. I need to examine the requirements for students to access the resources.
Initial Reflection
I like the flexibility that a hybrid course offers in terms of commitment and time. I like the opportunity to work at my own pace independently. I am nervous about hitting a glitch with one of the assignments and not being able to complete it. I also need to make sure I keep up with all of the assignments.
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