Week 8

For class of March 9^th, the website said we talked about videos. It looks like we talked about iMovies and Camcorders.  iMovie is a program, like iTunes, were you can organize, edit and publish movie clips.  I also looked at the NPR websites were you can listen to clips of speeches and/or clips of anything.  It was really cool to get a glimpse of the past.  Audible was also really cool because you could listen to books online.  It’s a great teaching site. I also looked at Bodyworks, which I thought was hilarious but awesome all at the same time.  Most people don’t talk about passing gas, and here was a whole website dedicated to writing songs about it but does it in a professions and anatomical manner.  I thought it was so cute.

Week 5

For class on February 18^th, it looks like we did a lot of how to’s and demonstrations for our blogs.  I looked at some of the products from the list and I thought they were really cool and great things for the classroom.  For instance, I love SmartBoards, I think they are awesome for students because they are interactive and students can play with them and learn.  I think that students learn best when they are interacting and participating in the class.  And I think Google Earth is amazing.  A teacher could do a ton of activities/lessons with this program. I also did the Multiple Intelligence survey from the activities page.  I learning that I am a 4 in Body Movement and Nature.  But I also got some really cool ideas for ways that I learn but also for ways that I will probably teach. 

Week 3

For class on February 2nd, there was an article in the activities called “The World is Flat.” I read this article and thought it was awesome. The author talks about how people all over the world have such great opportunities to learn about anything because of the technology that we have. The author also talks about how even if we know some technology, it won’t matter because, technology is ever changing. But those that will succeed are the ones who can adapt as quickly as possible.

Clickers

Recently there was an article in the Washburn Review about the use of clickers in the college classrooms.  The teachers that were interviewed gave some really great reviews of clickers.  One teacher didn’t like the clickers but I felt like she wasn’t really giving them a chance.  She said, “use ‘em or get rid of ‘em”.  I didn’t think that was fair.  Read the article and let me know what you think.

Washburn Review

Website

I found this website the other day and thought it was awesome for students of all ages. The grade that I was most interested in was the Pre-k and Kindergarten. There were a lot on interactive games and also a lot of books that students could listen too and follow along with. I will definitely be using this website when I get into a classroom. ENJOY!!

http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/learn.jsp