While having a dedicated projector and screen set up in my studio – along with a working laptop – continues to add a strong new dimension to my classes, I have yet to get the wiimote whiteboard working well enough to use it in class. Thinking that the delays and inaccuracies might be mainly a [...]
You know how they say women tend to change their minds? Well, I did decide to try Edmodo for my classroom discussion board, assignment postings, feedback, etc. and thus far; I LOVE IT! While it has many similar features to ning, it is much easier to maintain from the teacher standpoint. All my classes can [...]
I’m enjoying the flip cameras, but i need some training with imovie. We are getting some mac training in our dept soon, so hopefully imovie will be a part of that! I’d like to do more projects with kids recording themselves with the flip cam this semester. I’m hoping to work that into French 3 [...]
For the past three years I have been using an X61 Tablet PC on a daily basis in all of my classes. Using the tablet has allowed me to post daily notes online created using OneNote as well as integrate into my lessons several programs such as TI-Smartview, the Windows clipping tool, and very soon, [...]
Last year I used Polleverywhere.com only a few times in class. This year one of my goals is to use the service as often as I can to collect anonymous data from my students. The service allows people to vote by text message, as well as through a web interface. My students have mostly been [...]