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.

Day 15

Today, we were able to practice using Prezi, a cloud-based presentation tool. The media specialists from the library showed us how to create and navigate through a presentation then we came back to practice and we all created our our Prezi from scratch. I think with more practice, I will be able to pick up speed and create dynamic presentations when giving information to my students. Learning how to create the web-quest was useful, but I would be more likely to just assign a web-quest that's already created and available online. In order to successfully integrate full use of I-pad in my classroom, I will need all the components (cables, Apple tv, etc,) which I currently do not have. It will be October before we receive our EEF cards, so maybe I will have enough money on card for purchase of needed items.

Day 14

I used the padlet app again today, but Dr. Lee actually showed us how the collaboration tool could be effectively used in the classroom. This is an application that I plan to incorporate in my lesson closures. I will post a prompt and students will be required to write a response. Their postings will allow me to easily assess their comprehension of the day's lesson.