Exit Slip 10-21-10

Today in class we discussed the book chapter.  The group did a great job putting the class in different groups.  We talked about smart boards and how we should lock our images into place.  Accidents happen, and kids will move items out of place by accident.  It’s better to take the steps to prevent problems than deal with them while teaching. It was helpful because Professor Boyer discussed how to group objects together.  This is something that I need to do in my IWB lesson.  We should be paying attention to color choices and size of font.  You would want to make sure you can see the screen once projected.  We need to make sure that we don't put too much text on the screen. 

We talked about the benefits of using Skype to talk with problems.  This would be a good tool to use to for busy parents to communicate with parents.  You could even have students troubleshoot you if they are working on a project and help them virtually. 

I think the swat analysis is a good idea, because we will be able to familiarize yourself with different tools to use in the classroom.  I think it will be a good way to see all these tools and pick and choose the ones we can use in our own classroom.   

We need to make an annotative bibliography for class next week.  I am a little scared to create my own wiki because I have never needed to make one.  I think this will be a learning experience.