After today's lecture I came away with a better understanding on both expectations for our chapter presentation as well as a better understanding of chapter one in our reading. Dr. Boyer presented chapter one of the reading and gave us a demonstration and tips on how to do our own presentations when time comes. I now understand that we are not supposed to just recap the chapter. He also gave us a website to use rather than using power point.
Today in class we also talked about a process to teach our students when looking online at websites and determining whether or not they are legitimate. A few tips I learned that I hadn’t already thought about was "trimming the URL" and most importantly "triangulation" which is comparing the information between websites.
What I thought was the most interesting about today's lecture was when we were given a set of questions and depending on whether we agreed or not we moved to different parts of the room. We got into groups with those we agreed with and discussed our opinions with the class. I liked this activity because we got to get up out of our chairs and move around. In my classroom I will also use activities where the students will be able to get up and move around. I think this is important because I will be working with elementary aged children who most likely have a hard time sitting behind a desk all day long.
At the end of the class Dr. Boyer gave us a short lesson on how to use the SMART board. The tools on this board are amazing and endless. There are so many fun tools that can be used to both keep the children interested and excited. I think by letting the students take turns by using the SMART board will be exciting for the students. The short instructional lesson will also help me in my Education 381 class where I am expected to present a lesson using the SMART board.
Overall, this class was interesting and insightful.
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