Exit Slip week 6

Today I learned about some new tools to use during the classroom. The group that presented used glogster. I thought this was an original way to make a presentation rather than using the traditional powerpoint. Caley also taught us that we can create a glog and link it to our students glogs. I also liked Krista's mapping website. I don't remember the name of it, but I did bookmark it. I'm not sure if I would use this in the classroom, but I would possibly use it in my personal life. I love to travel and it seems like a good way to plan out the trip. Katie talked about skype and while I have used it many times to speak with friends that live in Costa Rica, I have never thought of a way to use it for educational purposes. I like the idea of students using it if they need to work on a group project, but can't meet. The only problem is that all students may not have access to a computer to use skype. Although our discussion on the chapter was an argument against technology, I still found myself advocating for technology. While I do see initial costs of implementing technology into the classroom, I don't see the other points as strong arguments (such as classroom management). I think the contemporary issues are probably the most interesting topics we covered today, although they do not all have to do specifically with education. I thought the 3-D projector would be a good tool for a classroom. Children are easily confused by new information and it helps to have visuals that look real to aid in understanding. Today was my favorite class so far!