Tools Reflections

My favorite tools were Bookr, Jing, and Screencast. I want to have my students create their own books using Bookr. I would also like to have them create their own videos uisng Jing and Screencast. I'm not sure what topics I would like for them to use yet, but I'm thinking maybe Science or Social Studies research for the Bookr project and maybe an introduction of themselves or an example of a chosen procedure for the Jing/Screencast project.

The main way my thinking has been changed by this training is by expanding my knowledge of the resources available for my students and me to use to enhance learning. I think that I will really be able to incorporate technology even more since we will be receiving the new equipment in the fall and I won't need to rely on scheduling the computer lab as often...the kids will have technology to help their learning right in the classroom which will help us use it more often.

I don't think there is anything that was really unexpected. Since I already took the "23 Things" course, I expected "11 Tools" to be just as helpful and it didn't disappoint. I feel that both trainings complimented each other with some overlap. I know there are several items I will need to continue to review for myself in order to make the "things" and "tools" second nature in planning and delivering instruction. I liked being able to work on the lessons at my own speed on my own schedule. The open ended nature of the activities allowed me to keep my practice projects as simple or complex as I wished.