GREAT job everyone! I watched/listened to quite a few presentations, they were awesome. The content and ways in which everyone chose to present their information was great.
The first presentation I chose to reflect on was Paula's voice blog video. I thought you did a great job speaking, it was at a great pace to understand what you were talking about. I loved the article, I can totally see how a voice blog would be effective with foreign languages. Personally, I did not practice speaking French nearly enough when I was a student. As a result, I did not have the confidence to carry on a conversation. I also think my listening skills would have benefited from the voice blog assignment. This also brings up another point from your presentation, a voice blog will decrease the pressure because you are speaking without an audience, even though your teacher will be hearing your words. Great job Paula!
I also enjoyed what I learned from Sarah's Skype presentation. The foreign language video works well with Paula's video presentation. I think his advice to start across the hall and work from there is good advice. The idea of having a student Skype from a trip, as long as the student has the ability to do so, would be a neat extension to a classroom activity. Using skype to present reports and virtual field trips sounds like a great opportunity to expose children to wonderful things without having to leave the classroom. This is along the same line as my article, Through the Buscope. I enjoyed it, thanks Sarah!
Julie's presentation about video games was also great. As a parent, my 7 & 9 year old boys each have a Nintendo DS, my 4 year old has a Leapster. The learning games are great. I'm not sure they even think about what skills they're practicing or learning, they're just playing. Take a look at the Christmas Wish Book's, from little on up, it is full of educational learning games and software. Like all "good" things, I am a firm believer in balance. So I appreciated that this article keyed in on the fact that classroom games need to be well constructed and meaningful. Video games are so important to kids ( and many adults ) so it seems like a great way to engage children. It totally makes sense that CAI programs can serve to motivate and challenge students while also increasing their curiosity and helping to learn fantasy. I've heard the reports about physicians before, that's is very interesting!
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