What? This week we started our actual teaching and were able to use technology with our lesson. We created a digital story about Lake Bonneville. Since our computers are not apples we weren’t able to directly play our video from our files, but we were able to upload our movie into YouTube and play it that way. This worked well and we were able to give the students an interesting look at the Prehistoric Lake Bonneville. The students enjoyed the visual effects and music with the movie and I think it really was the hook to get them interested in the subject and turn on their minds to learning.
So What? As we discovered our class needed some additional teaching on understanding maps, and their “global address” we were able to create additional digital movies which helped us explain and show through pictures where they are located in the universe. It was great to be able to create additional educational videos to match the new lesson we needed to create. I continue to enjoy the speed of working with movie maker—and I really like the special effects it offers. The kids love the special effects. We also were able to use the over head projector with our lesson; this helped us be able to show maps from their texts on the board, and other maps in books. I love the projector—it’s a great invention.
Then What? We talked with our coordinating teacher and we will be helping her set up a blog so she will be able to communicate better with her students and their parents. I think it is very exciting to be working in the field and seeing what a great benefit technology adds to our lessons and to teaching. I am so glad we have had the experience to learn all of these technology tools they are such a great skill to possess as a teacher. I will definitely be using more technology with my teaching this week, and I am not afraid to create other digital clips in a pinch. I love working in all of these different technology areas. The one thing I am looking at now would be purchasing an apple computer system. It’s been a great week.
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