Voki

Today we created an avatar in class. This was really interesting!
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We answered two questions about our educational philosophy. Click here to view my questions.

My webquest

We were to make our own webquest. I centered mine around first, second, or third grade. I did not make mine very complex so that the children will be able to understand what their task is. Click here to view my webquest!

Quiz

Today in class we created a quiz. Click here to take my quiz.

Google Forms

Today in class we learned how to use a new tool called google forms (click google forms to view my survey). We were able to make the form about anything we wanted. I chose to just ask simple questions about college students. However, if I were using this for my classroom I could use it to have the children evaluate my teaching skills. There were different ways that you could form the questions such as letting the students type in their answer, having them choose their answer from a drop down box or even have them check a simple yes/no question. ( I forgot to put a scale question in my survey, but I do know how to do it!)
I think this is a GREAT tool to use with your classroom!

Click here to veiw the results of my survey!

WebQuest

My ranking of the five different webquests:

1. Anti-Earthquake Designer - student has own task, assignment broke down into weeks, self-evaluation
2. Saving the Gorillas - gives websites, specific instructions
3. World of Shakespeare - specific assignments, websites
4. Foreign Country Presentation - provided the students a place to begin research
5. Waves and Sound -  this had specific instructions

Jeopardy Games!

I can remember using Jeopardy as a review tool when I was a kid. Here is a link to the online template.This was pretty cool, but with this template you cannot add animation or videos. This game can also be made in powerpoint. In powerpoint you can make animations and use pictures. You can also make video questions by inserting a video or sound. I really thought it was so cool to be able to make a game in PowerPoint!!! You can do a lot more with powerpoint and make the game more interesting for the kids. This can be used over and over for many different ideas. I would use this in my classroom anytime I needed to do a review for my kids.

The NETS Standard that apply to this is:
2A: design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
 I chose this standard because I am creating a learning experience that incorpates digital tools that promote students in learning. This is adapted from a boring worksheet or flash cards that work the same way. This is a more creative way of learning and it's a lot more fun.

The Things I Have Learned About PowerPoint

In the past few classes we learned somethings about animations in PowerPoint. For the most part I knew a lot about PowerPoint, but there were a few things that I learned such as motion path which can be done by clicking on the animation tab and then clicking on custom animation and from there move to the right side of the page and click add effect and choose motion path. I also thought it was really interesting to know how to label things on your PowerPoint. After we had finished putting our PowerPoint together we used Jing to capture it as a video. To view my PowerPoint click here! 

The best activity so far!!