Still seems to be boiling down to the ever popular problem of funding for school and education.
Well quite a busy chunk of time spent researching this whole Where is Superman video. Really I enjoyed working through the panel discussion the most.
-big tasks this week are using wordle, and glogster, both website blocked at school unless using the teacher computer. Working on these assignment has pulled me away from working on my presentations.
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ere is the final piece of our collaborative efforts.
http://ryanlutes.glogster.com/Glog-6083/
Wordle:
to make a poster...
I was able to convert the wordle into a .pdf file and Staples can print that like a poster....if you use a jpeg you will pixelate when you expand your size
Was planning a mini project for my students for Remembrance day however we could not create our own wordles...so I had to invite the students to work off of my teacher desktop, lost motivation quickly.
After collaboration of glog and primary pad for many hours, it takes longer than face to face collaboration. Going through the activities of assignments put me through the paces of what students go through. I am still struggling with the whole group work approach as it is difficult to assess how each student contributes.
As far as group work, regarding this glogster, I was not really fond of what we finally produced. Is it because I am not a good group work person? Is it because I did not like the assignment interfering with my time to work on other major projects? Perhaps.
I did find the experience worthwhile to me in a sense that I mentioned earlier as far as how to assess students using this style of collaborative learning. In the end this experiment did not work for me as I am going to recieve a mark on something that I did not do-the glog, sure I contributed as much as everyone else, but since I did not put together a glog I can't say that I have experienced the challenges and limitations of the web based program.
What's the point?
Why do I want to know how to use glogster if I am unable to provide access to it in the classroom with my students. Would it work if I had access and control? -yes!
Same with wordle! Love this simple program but again it is blocked for student access as I mentioned earlier, what a frustration. Could I see myself using wordle on a regular basis? Definitely, could the students? Definitely if they had access. ( well aside from home)
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