Wow, kind of overwhelming at first to think about. Then I realize it's good to read about and become familiar with all these computer internet multimedia publishing web tools especially to offer them as options for students to use for presentations and/or other ways of communicating their knowledge and questions. So, even though I may not use these tools for presentation of lessons or material to the students, the students can use these tools to present to the class or just to me.
I tried listening to a math podcast on teaching with smartboard Podcast on Using Smartboard. I could not hear anything so I'm not sure if I'm doing it wrong or my school computer equipment isn't set up or working correctly to hear it. I found the screencasting web tool to be most interesting. I looked at the screencast by John Udell a wikipedia entry about Heavy Metal Umlaut Wikipedia Screencast. It was an awesome lesson on wikipedia and Heavy Metal Umlauts. I could imagine using this web tool to create a math lesson or creating screencasts to post on my classroom wiki. I do need to get an MP3 player or a microphone that connects to my computer to be able to make a screencast.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your thoughts about these types of mediums being a great way for students to display their understanding. In order to do it well, they are going to have to go through not only a careful writing process in which they determine their audience, figure out what they have to say (be it researched based or self-generated material), plan out their message and how they are going to present it, and get the job done! Sounds to me like if carefully done, it would be more like real life and very rigorous. I really like the idea that the students would need to be thinking on several different levels to convey their ideas. The enthusiasm for their work that these tools would generate is fantastic.
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