Quiz Bowl

Quiz Bowl

September Follow-Up

It was great to get back into our GAETI classroom and hear from all the other teachers on how they were implementing all of the components from the Summer workshop. Some of the ideas were ones that I had forgotten about, so I wrote down reminders so that I can use those tools also. Obviously, receiving more free supplies (register tape, YEAH!) and curriculum resources was awesome. Finally, I also enjoyed spending time with other teachers who are as enthusiastic about technology as I am, even though we are still learning, we embrace the endless possibilities that await infusion into our classroom lessons and strategies. Our Spring session should be even better as we will be in swing of it.

Day 20

I can not believe that 20 days have come and gone. I look forward to revising my lessons over the next month to incorporate all of the awesome things we have learned in the GAETI workshop. Learning all that I have should bring me out of the stone-age of education and into the 21st century, where my students can learn, succeed, and compete with others world-wide.

Day 18

As we wrap up and get ready to head back to our school districts to unload all this powerful knowledge we've learned, I am processing what I think I'll actually use as I prepare a sample lesson plan that incorporates my favorite tools. There is a lot of information to contemplate and will hopefully digest all of it before school starts. I know 100% that I will be using much of what we have learned over the last 18 days and it will be interesting to see how my students respond to my tech-infused lessons. It will also be interesting to see if they have previously been exposed to these tech applications.

Day 17

I finally learned how to create an infographic!! And it was so easy to do using the Piktochart program. My infographic looked as good as the one's on the History Channel. The audioboo program was easy to use and would be great to upload directions for students when they are absent. That will allow them to get information directly from me, but without consuming instructional time.

Day 16

If I thought I couldn't possibly learn anything new about something I "know" all about, I did. Learning the Power Point tricks today really made me feel silly, but I'm so glad we learned how to do all those things (master slide formatting and pictures). I know I will be using Power Point for sure and today's application tips will save me lots of time and allow me to create some cool presentations.