Blog: What tools did you choose and why? What worked and what didn’t? Exploration of classroom use and application: What are barriers to your use or student use? How can video be used as an assessment tool? The two tools I chose were Jing and Vocaroo because they were extremely user-friendly! With Jing, I took a screenshot, cropped it, then recorded my voice and used the mouse to point at the text I wanted the audience to focus on. Vocaroo was even easier to use because there was minimal set-up (I had to plan ahead as to what I was going to record/create a script). In both cases, the end products were emailed: the Jing presentation was sent to my 4th and 5th grade colleagues regarding the need for ELA CORE replacement classes and associated preparation to determine who would teach the classes and which students would have to be placed in them; and the Vocaroo recording was sent to the families of my 4th grade students clarifying the expectations of homework. What I worked best was how convenient it was to use these tools and the personalization that comes with hearing a live voice with expression and nuance instead of just reading text. These two tools were wonderful methods of quickly sending out information. On the other hand, what would not work for me is using tools that would be time-consuming at this point because my numerous responsibilities are already verging on the breaking point of sanity/insanity. I barely have time to complete these assignments although I LOVE the classes the content, classmates, and instructors! Lesson Planning beyond the pacing calendar's expectation of using district-adopted materials could be harmful to my health; that is, research for finding just the right video or graphic, then setting up all the acoutrements, etc. would be counterproductive because I have experienced getting a "gotcha" for not using district-adopted curriculum during one of my recent teacher evaluation observations. So, that is a huge concern/obstacle for me! I will have students create Jing presentations and Vocaroo recordings to demonstrate their understanding of content or to explain what they have learned, so those end products can be used as assessments. Personal note: After getting caught up on this and my other classes' missing assignments, I will create a flipped lesson to try with my students. The assessment will be the product my students share with me, given the criteria I expect them to include.
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AuthorJulie C D Meyer-Houston began her exciting journey during Spring 2016 as a grad student in Touro University - California's Innovative Learning program to earn her Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree, which focuses on Social Justice & Equity and the use of technology in education. Archives
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