Wednesday, April 9, 2008

March 26- Technology-based Lesson Presentations


As with the Film-clip presentations, I found the Technology-based lesson presentations equally as helpful and interesting. I like how, in only a few minutes, we are able to present our ideas to the class in a way that may help others in making lesson plans in the future.

The idea of using technology in the classroom is something that is new to me because my teachers growing up never used anything more technologically advanced than an overhead projector. From this class, and the presentations that were given today, I feel more confidant in my ability to use technology successfully in the classroom in a way that does not bog down students with too much details or responsibilities. I look forward to using the techniques that were presented today, and I truly appreciate that we are able to share these lesson plans with each other through the discussion board.

I feel like I really learned a lot of practical skills from today's class, and I can't wait to look at them with more detail

March 5th- E-Guest Speaking

Teaching with Technology

I have to be completely honest with you when I talk about the guest speaker from today's lecture. I thought that her ideas and presentation were well thought out and very nicely planned, but I do not think I retained anything from her presentation. Maybe it's just how I learn as a student, but I normally do not have difficulty listening to a lecture when the teacher is present. Having the teacher talking through the computer made the information very confusing and hard to follow.

I think that one of the main goals of a teacher student relationship is the ability to promote openness in dialog and questioning. I did not feel comfortable, or able, to ask questions about what was going on, and I had a lot of them because most of the time I did not understand what was going on. I normally do not have trouble not touching my computer when others are presenting, but this was one situation where I found it hard to not make use of my time in a different way.