Reflection on 3rd Class

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We started talking about classroom management and tools. I noticed that there was a website listed www.online-stopwatch.com that I already use. My students use this in Forensics class often. When the kids work on practicing their speeches, they use this as a tool. I like it because you can choose to either use it as a stop watch or have a countdown.

I thought the polleverywhere.com was a really fun tool and I could see myself using this in my classroom. There are so many things that you could ask in a poll. Off the top of my head, I could ask who the most influential United States President is. It would be interesting to see who the students select and that could lead into a class discussion.

I also looked at Primary Pad with Lisa. I thought this was a cool tool because you could see who added what to each document. They highlight each author’s additions in a different color. Then I got to look at Voki.com. This was a fun site to record my voice with an avatar saying it. I can see kids liking this site and getting into creating their avatar. This was an easy to use website that allowed you to get sound by many ways (record with a mic, upload a sound file, add text and the computer will speak, and putting in your phone number and recording it over the phone).

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  1. Mrs. O'HernApril 25, 2010

    Julie, Thank you for working with me last class. I love having you, an experienced, techo, in our class. You would be a great technology teacher in that you have patience with those that aren't up to your level. See you Tuesday. Lisa

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  2. AnonymousApril 27, 2010

    I hope you'll give the online polling sites a try in the classroom. You could have the students use their laptops instead of cell phones (although I like the idea of cell phones).

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