Thursday, August 20, 2009
530 wk 2
This class is interesting to me and I feel like we are working on stuff that I can use in the classroom. These tools could even be taught in the future if I needed to teach a computer class. The Zen approach is more interesting than I thought it was going to be and I think that I will keep this book when the class is done. This is a good reference and I can use it in the future to continue to remind myself how to make a good presentation. I was glad to see that the analog approach is not frowned upon because that is always the way I have done things. The voicethread tool is interesting to me, but it has been pretty clunky thus far. Once I figure out how to use it and really get comfortable, I think I can make use of it in the classroom. Its really neat that they offer a pro version for educators for free. I look forward to learning more about this tool and to continue working on my presentations.
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I am all for the 'analog' version. I am one of those people who needs to write in the margin and highlight if I intend to recall an inkling of what I read. However, as a digital geek, I have found a compromise. I still have the ability, for the most part anyway, to sketch out my ideas in a random sort of way, move things around, highlight, integrate clips right from the internet, among other 'analog' sort of ideas. This is a link to my 'analog' page for the civil rights Voicethread project we had to do. I use Microsoft's OneNote software.
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Can I hang this on the wall and keep refering to it with a group? Not as efficiently as if I had used paper and markers, but it sure works great for projects I do on my own. Nothing can beat the spontaneity that paper allows, though.
BTW - catchy blog name :)
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ReplyDeleteI like your "old school" approach concerning going analog. I also have liked to prepare without the computer because that was the way I was raised. I think that getting away from the computer puts the emphasis on what you want to say, rather than what tools to use. It will be an interesting challenge to get our students to agree with this process because they seem very comfortable sitting down at the computer for their planning stage.
VoiceThread is an interesting tool that should provide some interesting possibilities in the classroom. What a great opportunity for students to change presentations as their interests and attitudes change. I think there will be a learning curve for me, and I need to get over my fear of trying new technology tools. This tool should be easy for students to use and even connect to other classrooms.
I'm glad you are finding this worthwhile - now to slowly integrate some of the ideas.
ReplyDeleteI too think it is extremely beneficial to begin using the analog method. I totally get where Adameak is coming from when he says that students will struggle with this method as I am someone who grew up on the computer and therefore feel more comfortable doing things on the computer versus off of them. As someone who considers himself to be part of that era, I must admit that though I feel more comfortable doing things this way, I totally see the value in beginning in analog mode. I think that it just gives you way more flexibility to your work and allows for way more organization when you actually begin to create a presentation.
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