The World Wide Weather video demonstrated many of the Technology Standards for Students that are listed in the textbook. Throughout the exercise, the students showed that they understood the basics of the tasks they were expected to complete. With the help of some students, the teacher walked the class through the first part of the exercise in order to make sure everyone understood the directions.
Considering the technology that we saw was a bit out of date, I assumed the video seemed to be made many years ago. This means that the students may not have seen these tools as regularly as students today see them. They completed questions and created an assignment with the aide of the computers. These tasks are an example of using technology as productivity and research tools.
Overall, I think the teacher did a good job. It seemed like some of the students already had experience with computers, but she did a nice job making sure everyone understood what was expected of them. I think it was an excellent exercise to both introduce the use of the internet and hone skills for more advanced students.
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One of the things that struck me in the video was how well the groups worked together. With just one person running the controls, it opens the door for one person to do all the work while the others goof off. And yet, I didn't see that happen on the video.
ReplyDeleteUIS has a classroom specifically designed for collaborative work - UHB 2027. If you are ever on campus, I'd encourage you to take a look at it sometime. The room is arranged with 8 host stations (with big monitors hanging on the wall). Each host station is set up for 3 students. There are 24 laptops. We use Team Spot software in this classroom, which allows the students to connect their laptops to the host station. That way, they can display their work on the big screen without hovering around the small screen of a laptop. And even better, the Team Spot software allows them to control the big screen from their individual laptops. So they can take turns revising drafts and everyone is equally participating. It's pretty awesome!
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