If I had to pinpoint a change in my though to smartboards, it would be day 7.
While trying to explain a lesson in Equilibrium using my prepared smartboard lesson, something hit me. I wanted to draw a diagram and instinctively went over to the whiteboard to do so. JMG asked why I didn't use the smartboard instead. And just like that, I was hooked. With a press on the screen, I could have my notes a whiteboard simultaneously. If I recoreded lectures, they would be able to be posted on line for students to go over if they miss a day.
While it is something I should have realized, I do appreciate that technology quite a bit more now.
Now if only we could get the cost down...
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Day 6
Today we moved over to the cheaper side of technology. We learned about iChat, a program which can be used to work on files with someone else across computers as well as simply chat with them.
It is certainly something I would recommend to students who needed to work on a project together but don't have the time. I doubt I would ever be able to seriously use it in class. In fact, there is a good chance the school's network would have it blocked.
We also learned of eluminate. Similar in vein to iChat in that files can be worked on cooperatively however in this program, several people can work and speak at the same time. Granted, the full software does come with a fee, the trail software can be used for up to 3 people.
All in all, these programs are something I may put on a syllabus or link section and briefly mention them to students if meeting together for a project is ever troublesome but I do not find it something that can be easily integrated into the classroom. Not for its lack of use but because that defeats the purpose.
These programs are used for connecting people that could otherwise not be connected.
It is certainly something I would recommend to students who needed to work on a project together but don't have the time. I doubt I would ever be able to seriously use it in class. In fact, there is a good chance the school's network would have it blocked.
We also learned of eluminate. Similar in vein to iChat in that files can be worked on cooperatively however in this program, several people can work and speak at the same time. Granted, the full software does come with a fee, the trail software can be used for up to 3 people.
All in all, these programs are something I may put on a syllabus or link section and briefly mention them to students if meeting together for a project is ever troublesome but I do not find it something that can be easily integrated into the classroom. Not for its lack of use but because that defeats the purpose.
These programs are used for connecting people that could otherwise not be connected.
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