I thought I would be elated when I finished my 23rd Thing. I am not. Yes, I have been exposed to many new tools. Yes, I have seen some that students can benefit from. My problem , I think, is that it will take a long time to develop materials that will benefit my students and that time does not exist within the constraints of this CEU activity. In order to create materials that will truely require students to read, collaborate and THINK will take longer than we have in this activity.
Those are the two missing elements. Time and thinking!
You have shown us the options, but now it is time for us to take the tools and run. This will not happen today - but will develop with time. Borrowing helps, but thinking is the element we need to focus on. The thought processes we encourage everyday comes from interaction with our students; it comes from watching students' reactions to statements and building on them. To build a wiki, a cloud, a blog that will do that will take careful consideration and planning.
I wish all those who complete this activity the best of luck in making it all work.
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Congratulations - You made it! I agree - this has been just a sampler of what is out there and the issue is always time... Hopefully summer will provide a little extra and you can explore and play around. I'm glad that you took the tour with us!
ReplyDeleteP.S. - I couldn't do the screencasting from school - so you may need to try it at home - good luck!
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