Ideas from this week:
- Classroom Blogs: Students love the chance to have this connection to the world, and have their blog viewed by anyone in the world.
- Classroom Youtube Playlists: Students love being able to add videos to a playlist, and then have it shared during the class.
- How to use the internet, without using the internet - Real life twitter, with dry erase markers. Twitter profiles for historical figures, just using powerpoint.
- Photo-editing a comic book of Shakespeare or literature.
- Create pinterest boards for characters.
- Remind 101: Text your students in a safe manner to keep them up to date on class news.
- Google Forms: Share what your students are doing to get positive feedback.
Liz, I really enjoyed this presentation also. I think it's great that we get to hear from teachers currently in schools. I thought a lot of the information the presenters provided us was very beneficial and I can't wait to try some of these things in my own classroom someday.
ReplyDeleteIt was good to hear from some currently practicing teachers, especially from younger ones recently out of school. I feel it's a gap we experience in our teacher training, since most of our professors are retired teachers. I thought the part about using the Internet without using it was quite interesting- and an important skill if you happen to be unfortunate enough to be in a school division with a backwards tech policy or a dead zone!
ReplyDeleteHow did you think of it in comparison to John Finch's talk to us? There's some really good ideas and significant learning in all of it, I think.
Liz, I thought this presentation was really informative, not to mention nice to hear of recent grads finding jobs, as this is on all of our minds!! I also loved the part about using the internet without using the internet! This is a great way to engage students even if we don't have access to these specific tools in our classrooms. A lot of great ideas were presented that I would love to use in my classroom!
ReplyDeleteI know this comment is coming a little late, but I was browsing for an interesting title to comment on, and yours came up as the front-runner.
ReplyDeleteI like the way you broke down the three teachers' presentation and highlighted the key points in your blog post. This will serve as a great summary/reminder for me when I find myself in my first classroom (whether it be in a technology hot-spot or dead zone).
Cara, I also really liked the "using the internet without using the internet" part of the presentation, since I'm sure that the majority of us will find ourselves in a position where we will need to do so in the next few years (though I am confident that technology within our school system is on the rise).
Anyways, good summary, great commentary!