Today I logged on to my blog and found this message "I am a total tool for not logging out of a public computer. Maybe I'll learn some day." I am thinking that this is a result of my borrowed lap top's battery dying during the Friday Tech session. It actually feels like I have been violated. To have someone in my Blog posting as me. I did not think that when the computer died it would keep open access to this. It is strange, because even today when I went to post on this site myself I had to RE-ENTER my password, wonder why that did not have to happen with the borrowed PC.
Using the PC was a HUGE pain. I could not believe how many times it crashed and for the life of me I could not post my project from the PC I had to save it to my flash stick and post it from my MAC later.
I am back to being a luddite.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Trial of slideshare.net
Okay, so I am trying some new technologies. One would be www.slideshow.net the other two are new uses for powerpoint. I will discuss these more after I see if this works for me. This first one is a kiosk powerpoint presentation. I have always wondered how to make jeopardy games, in the past I have downloaded other peoples games and by trial and error just changed their slides. This is great knowing how to actually make my own kiosk project. My mentor teacher also wanted me to get him up to speed on how to make a jeopardy game because he was doing the same thing.
There will be other ways to use the technology as well, I could easily envision more interactive activities with power point kiosk if I had a one on one computer ratio for my classroom. Although, I think directed instruction is still invaluable. I could see the possibility for a great test review made through kiosk.
Flip book could also be very useful. In fact I used the mitosis powerpoint from a previous MACER to show the process of mitosis. I was tempted to take off the slide changes though, because it moved so fast I could not describe everything that was happening fast enough. Guess that is what they mean by a picture being worth a thousand words.
Many thanks Liz for leading the workshop. I know I was not scheduled to be there, but it was helpful.
daver
Here is my flipbook
There will be other ways to use the technology as well, I could easily envision more interactive activities with power point kiosk if I had a one on one computer ratio for my classroom. Although, I think directed instruction is still invaluable. I could see the possibility for a great test review made through kiosk.
Flip book could also be very useful. In fact I used the mitosis powerpoint from a previous MACER to show the process of mitosis. I was tempted to take off the slide changes though, because it moved so fast I could not describe everything that was happening fast enough. Guess that is what they mean by a picture being worth a thousand words.
Many thanks Liz for leading the workshop. I know I was not scheduled to be there, but it was helpful.
daver
Here is my flipbook
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Social Networking
I attended the Point/Counter Point a while back on social networking. Right after their presentation I went into my myspace and made it all only viewable to my friends. It is interesting to think about the implications of these networks and how others view you. It makes me think about the different personalities that we present for different situations. I mean, I am still me when I go over to my inlaw's for dinner, but it is not the "same" me that goes over to a friends place for dinner. Or perhaps this is an every better and more related example. My mentor teacher is great. When I met him, he was very laid back and just one of the guys with a bunch of the other teachers at my placement school. Then the first day of school started, I thought to myself, "wow, who is this guy?"
I knew that I had to have a different face for teaching, but I still have not found the one I am most comfortable with. It has to be me, but modified. So I can see how myspace and other social networks could be potentially damaging. It is strange that we do not think of professionals as having a life. When I think back to my teachers growing up, I never really put much thought into their outside life. I do remember most teachers having one or two hobbies they would be willing to share, but the rest they kept pretty personal. I wonder if that is a strategy??
well, It is saturday and i need to get to the farmers market... but this is something I will continue to think about. Let me know what you think or if you have further insight.
I knew that I had to have a different face for teaching, but I still have not found the one I am most comfortable with. It has to be me, but modified. So I can see how myspace and other social networks could be potentially damaging. It is strange that we do not think of professionals as having a life. When I think back to my teachers growing up, I never really put much thought into their outside life. I do remember most teachers having one or two hobbies they would be willing to share, but the rest they kept pretty personal. I wonder if that is a strategy??
well, It is saturday and i need to get to the farmers market... but this is something I will continue to think about. Let me know what you think or if you have further insight.
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