Take Away Message 4/14/14

 

                            Take Away Message 4/14/14

 

In an ideal classroom, if each of my students had a smart phone, I could see the benefits of using the voice thread. I think having each student create their own video on what life is like from them in the Bronx would be pretty cool. It seems like another teacher had done that and some of the videos showed the students culture aswell as important landmarks in the Bronx. I'm going to be honest, I don't think I will be using it in my classroom. The resources are just not there for my students and I don't feel it would be interactive enough. I wasn't that crazy about it.

I do think that the power points that we looked at tonight in class were really awesome. I'm happy that I now know how to hyperlink to pages to guide students through a presentation smoother. I also think that students respond really well with it from my own personal experience in the classroom.

 Another topic of conversation this evening was the "email 101" course. I think all students should take the course we created this evening! It would outline HOW and WHY emails should be written the way they are. It will not only help them gear up for college, but get them ready for the real world. They will not only have to communicate with their boss but also with their co-workers and having the experience from a young age will benefit them greatly.