I listened to Kevin Honeycutt's Driving Questions in Education with Kimberly Wright. I was interested in this podcast because she teaches over 60 4th graders in science and technology everyday. I am interested in teaching science at the middle school level so I thought this would be very beneficial. I like that while Kevin drives, he makes podcasts with different people. He asks them questions while he films himself (just a small pic in the corner) and the other person films themselves during their conversation.
I liked this podcast. It wasn't very informative but it was interesting none the less. She is a teacher in El Paso, Texas and they have been friends for many years. She did not have any intentions to teach technology, she just happened to fall into it. She said she she did not learn her technology while in school (she actually jokes about how behind her university was), but started video conferencing other teachers. She then decided that she wanted use technology to make kids motivated to learn but at the same time make administrators happy with higher test grades from the students. I'll leave you with a statement that I really liked. She said, "I am no longer limited to my mind."
Sounds like a good one. It's good to learn from others. Technology is a great tool for collaborative learning.
ReplyDeleteOoohhh. I really like that statement too..."I am no longer limited to my mind." That is the great thing about technology, its so collaborative! Having access to the internet gives us so much more information. I can't believe how much I have learned about things while searching the internet!
ReplyDeleteI also really enjoy Kevin Honeycutt's video podcasts.