Monday, March 2, 2009

Thing 8

This is a "puzzle" I made from a photo of me and Eddie.  While it looks cool, I'm not sure how/why I would ever use tools like this in the classroom.  
And having students use these tools (for I'm not sure what...a project?) would only create a lot of wasted time while they played with all of the features.

On a different note, today on NPR, there was an interview with a professor who used clickers during lectures to make sure his class of 100 understand the concepts he presents.  In such a larger setting, clickers would be great but I have 14-16 students and I can't imagine not being able to gauge their level of understanding.  However, the interviewer made a good point.  Students are often required to "power down" when they are in the classroom.  While I am always interested in more and better ways to incorporate technology (my favorite is using webquests), thus far, I have not found many of the "things" applicable to my classroom.

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