I totally enjoyed using the all the tools, and was eager for someone to see what I had created.
That was my light bulb moment...
We can talk about using technology in the classroom all day long, we can even talk about letting the kiddos blog, and although we all get excited about using it, to the students it can become "just another assignment". The key to making 11Tools not "just another training" is getting introduced to all the cool gadgets on the Internet....I mean lets be real, we had to be motivated by something to actually get us to do training from home, well that and getting to do it in my PJ's worked for me:)
Allowing the students to personalize their creations is key to getting them to turn the computer on and ask someone to see and read what they have posted on the weekends. I know that we all have great ideas on using these tools in the classroom, but sometimes the most basic is the answer!
I really appreciate your honesty and "down home" feel-like working in your pjs. I totally agree with you. It's one thing to take a training, but it's a much bigger step to actually implement it in the classroom. Hopefully, we will help each other go to that next level. :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Ms. Ramsey, as you get to know me I hope you will see that I pretty much like to apply the "down home" feel to everything i do. It keeps "it" real :) im looking forward to a great first year with my new team!!!
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