Today's class proved to be more of a lesson on preparation. Although I'm not suggesting that Professor Murphy-Genter was unprepared. However I did learn that when preparing technology based lessons , especially those involving Microsoft, one should consider that different computers run on different versions where the same information or tool may not be available or as easy to find as in another.
I did like working with excel, it brought a new twist on the traditional spreadsheet. As a baseball fan I especially loved the idea of making a baseball card. By doing this activity using computers you save much more time than if it were done using scissors, crayons, markers etc. I think this activity could be useful in my Spanish classes as a fun way of making flash cards or to make personal descriptions. Thanks for the great idea!
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Flash cards are a great way of teaching the more visual learners. It stimulates their visual inclinations and pairs it with a repetitive auditory experience. I find for me, I could never find the use, but I know plenty of people who - once in college - found it to be the answer to their prayers. And yeah, technology would be great for flashcards because you can print out a whole bunch and distribute sets of flash cards for whatever unit you may be on (because we allll know how much studying kids do at home...heh).
ReplyDeleteYou are right about preparation. I was fortunate to have a cooperative class. It could be a disaster in another situation. Sometimes no matter how much you prepare it doesn't go right and you need a back-up plan but I should have checked the computers. I had practiced the sheets and created a document for all the sheets but it didn't help a lot when I was confronted with a different version of the software.
ReplyDeleteI am a big Met fan as well. I never watched baseball until the '86 season and since then I've been hooked.
Another Met fan checking in! I think the flashcards would be useful for foreign language learners, and even more so, with English language learners. A picture on one side, the word on the other. Isn't that the way Rosetta Stone works--through visual cues rather than memorization? I felt a little confused by the technical snafus too, but mainly because I'm so illiterate with Office 2007 on PCs--I need someone to talk to me like I'm six!! In some ways, it's kind of reassuring to see a professional struggle with the technology--I don't feel so intimidated when I know everyone runs into technical difficulties.
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