I found most assignments and technology that was introduced in this class valuable for use in my future teaching career. I have saved my notes and articles in my "teaching folder" because I know I will need refreshers on some of the assignments we completed in the future. Specifically I will use the database for collecting my students information and actually making use of the data collected, as well as the excel spreadsheet features for creating creative and attractive grading sheets. In regards to my students, I plan on experimenting with the filamentality on days when substitutes are present as well as the wiki spaces for group projects in the higher levels. Finally, to make the writing process more interesting and engaging I plan on using inspiration to brainstorm and video to communicate student thoughts and work without the typical paper and pencil route. In regards to what I did not find of value, I cannot think of anything. Even the basic skills such as creating a newsletter that we did at the beginning of the semester was useful to me for communicating with parents and guardians. The class sometimes seemed as though it could almost be an online class. I know that sounds crazy to teach a tech class online, but I felt I picked up the ideas and concepts of the tasks using technology quickly through the instructors detailed powerpoints and instructions posted in the learning modules. I think that just comes down to different learning styles and speeds of picking up skills related to technology. Loved the class overall and the ideas I was able to add to my "bag of goodies!"
Are we really done? Where did the semester go?! Best of luck to everyone in their future teaching careers! :-)
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Video Filming
The filming process and editing was surprisingly simple. At first I was concerned about the complexity of the editing, but see that a brief lesson on movie making can turn any student into a successful movie producer! I definitely foresee myself encouraging and using video making in my future classroom. A few uses that come to mind is for individual projects and group presentations.
For individual projects I would encourage students to present and create a video to share their work and ideas with others. For group presentations I believe everyone in a group has different strengths to offer the group so assigning different jobs makes everyone a successful team player. Also, if mistakes are made, they can be edited out to create a perfect presentation that students can be proud of. Finally, by capturing student work on film a final video can be made to create class memories or reflection videos.
"Splitting Video into the Writing Process" was an article full of ideas and suggestions for teachers use. The importance of group work was apparent in the article and ideas being discussed, which is key in our society today. As a prospective teacher, seeing how video use in the classroom covers many skills including content standards, writing skills, and technology, it motivates me to use it in the future.
Prior to reading this article I never thought of video making touching on communication skills at numerous levels. Students communicate in groups, verbally, non-verbally, in pictures, audio, and text.
Reading that digital video can enrich almost any content area also sounds promising as a future teacher. I like the ideas of filming a mock interview or news report, which are great skills for the real world. Finally, making students become engaged and enjoy learning makes learning meaningful and long lasting for students. I definitely plan on returning to this article when lesson planning to use videos in my future classroom.
Reflections on other classmates' video to be added later when I can view them all... Stay tuned:-)
For individual projects I would encourage students to present and create a video to share their work and ideas with others. For group presentations I believe everyone in a group has different strengths to offer the group so assigning different jobs makes everyone a successful team player. Also, if mistakes are made, they can be edited out to create a perfect presentation that students can be proud of. Finally, by capturing student work on film a final video can be made to create class memories or reflection videos.
"Splitting Video into the Writing Process" was an article full of ideas and suggestions for teachers use. The importance of group work was apparent in the article and ideas being discussed, which is key in our society today. As a prospective teacher, seeing how video use in the classroom covers many skills including content standards, writing skills, and technology, it motivates me to use it in the future.
Prior to reading this article I never thought of video making touching on communication skills at numerous levels. Students communicate in groups, verbally, non-verbally, in pictures, audio, and text.
Reading that digital video can enrich almost any content area also sounds promising as a future teacher. I like the ideas of filming a mock interview or news report, which are great skills for the real world. Finally, making students become engaged and enjoy learning makes learning meaningful and long lasting for students. I definitely plan on returning to this article when lesson planning to use videos in my future classroom.
Reflections on other classmates' video to be added later when I can view them all... Stay tuned:-)
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