MultiMedia Tools
When I started this course, I wasn't really sure what to expect. I figured that I would be learning about a variety of tools that are available. What I didn't expect, was how easy and simple the tools were to utilize. My favorite part about this course was that each week we learned about a different tool. Not only did we learn about the tool, but we, ourselves, had to use the tool. Every week I got to use a tool as if I would ask my students to use them. I feel as though this practice is the most important because I know feel like I can troubleshoot with my students having done it myself. This course also gave me a few new ideas to try out in the upcoming school year.
What am I going to try out you might ask? Well, Flipgrid was a website I had never heard of before. In math, specifically, we often assign a few practice problems from a textbook or worksheet. While I feel as though practicing is important, it gets old and boring. Flipgrid is a way for students to respond to questions with a video. It limits their response to 90 seconds and is SUPER easy to use and navigate. This was the perfect take away from this class and I can't wait to try it out in my classroom next year!
I plan on continuing to take more technology classes because technology is always changing. My school is going 1:1 with Chromebooks and this class has helped me put a ton of new tools in my toolbelt! :) I am no longer nervous for the school year but rather excited. My goal is to introduce these new tools sparingly as to not overwhelm students but to gradually switch things up from the traditional high school math classroom!
I'm also planning to try Flipgrid in the upcoming year! Like you, I love the 90s limit - it was difficult to keep my response below the limit and had to choose my words a bit more carefully. I think Flipgrid will help my students become more concise and succinct in their responses. I also like that all the videos are in one place so students can easily give one another feedback.
ReplyDeleteYou are going to love 1:1 instruction with Chromebooks! There are so many great apps in the Chrome store that students can install and easily navigate.
I've never used Flipgrid and have had an interest in trying it out. Hopefully the 90s limit will be workable for me and my students! Good luck going 1:1....I'm sure you're going to do great!
ReplyDeleteHi Jen! Like you I am super happy with all the tech tools we learned about and actually got to use during this class to have in our "toolbelt" for next year when our district goes 1:1 with Chromebooks. I think we have a lot more at our disposal now and we can really enhance our teaching and therefore enhance our students learning. Can not wait to get started!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I agree that it was extremely beneficial to have to use each new tool we learned weekly. I felt that I learned a lot by seeing what everyone else was doing, and I could find ways to incorporate the different technology in my classroom. I like that you said you would gradually incorporate the new technology in your room. I think it's hard for some students to be introduced by too many new things at once. I am excited as you are to start the new school year to try out these new tools!
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