Glogster

I do like Glogster. It's a pretty neat/new way for students to present their work. Some really great ideas that I saw for Math assessments was to have students create a Glog to show the steps needed to complete a Math problem or the rules for solving certain types of equations. I think that is how I would use it in my classroom because if a student understands the method of doing a problem, they are more likely to be able to complete a problem correctly.

Elluminate

Elluminate would be a good program to use both in the local classroom and for uses abroad. The book my group is reviewing is about global education and how to bring the world into your classroom. The book encourages teachers to link up with other classrooms around the world so that students have a chance to learn about different cultures. Elluminate would be a great way to connect two (or more) classrooms on opposite sides of the world! It would be a good way to collaborate and have internationl, interactive classrooms!

Jing Homework

Jing Homework

Yeah, I'm cool

Quick Survey Monkey survey about polygons:

Assess your polygon knowledge!

Poll Everywhere -- Free text polling!

Replace your audience response systems with Poll Everywhere

This could be a fun way to assess students rather than the standard pop quiz or graded homework.

I know I didn't need to post it here, but I did anyway

I thought I'd share my Photostory here too.  I had fun, even if it's a little boring!

Seond Life again

I wanted to share this video with everyone because I thought it was very interesting...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieO-LjaLWy8&feature=related

I believe it's another part to the video we were assigned to watch.  The psychological aspect of Second Life is very intriguing.  It is true that we find comfort "hiding behind" a virtual identity.  Look at how much more people are willing to say via email, text message, even over the phone as compared to face-to-face interaction.  But bringing these walls down can be used as positive advantage - students are able to talk about things they wouldn't normally be willing to talk about in a typical classroom setting such as body image.