Proof of my video chat with Vicky, a friend from England

file:///C:/Users/Seth/Desktop/proof%20of%20my%20video%20chat.pdf

I really like these video chats because they let you connect with people that can be on the other side of the world. In my classroom, they can be utilized to connect with other classrooms in other cultures. They could also be used to have a guest speaker "come to your class" and give a lecture. And I am done with my video.

My Project 2

storyboard

I am currently in the brainstorming part of my video project, and I am struggling with how to make a supplemental video that will address that needs of a student in my content area without making it just a video of me teaching something. I am considering just doing it over rock types and explaining different properties of rocks and how they differ from one another. I've spent a lot of time on planes and in airports this last weekend, and that time was used to think about the project. However, I wasn't able to write anything down because I didn't have my school gear with me. I have probably been thinking about how to do this project for about 3 hours (3 hours that I have focused on thinking about this project).

https://sites.google.com/site/mypresisitum/home

This is my project #1 so far. I am without the second lesson because it includes that youtube video and the latest email says to hold off on stuff like that. I will add it as soon as we talk about it in class tomorrow. There is a very important survey to take, so make sure that you do that. This was actually quite fun to make and I think it can be very beneficial for students. Also, I made a month's worth of activity for August 2010. Picture me rollin'!

websites

I feel like websites would be useful in the following ways. First of all, class information (sylabii, schedules, supplemental material, contact info, etc.) could all be posted on the website for student use. These would be extremely useful to the forgetful student. Secondly, I feel like it could be something you could post fun widgets on that relate to your content material. For example, there are loads of programs online that help with circuit building that would be very helpful for many students. Websites obviously wouldn't be much use to students that don't have access to the internet, but there are many public places where internet use is free, such as the library, so this is less of a problem.

3 May 2010 - Post the First

I was considering how the use of a blog would be useful in the classroom and this is what I've come up with: use it exactly how it is being used in this class. Students could post comments and questions concerning concepts we are covering in the class. This would become like a discussion board and could be helpful for the students. Also, subscribing to different feeds that supplement learning some of the concepts covered in class would be useful ... I hope that sentence made sense. It did in my mind.