Thing #21

http://screencast.com/t/1EccwOKMNc

I think the first attempt didn't turn out too bad.  I had an Algebra student look over it in class today and their only realy comment was that it moved fast. I had to run through it a few times to get the timing down and I felt rushed to fit this all in within the 5 minutes of given time.  I think I will look at purchasing the Pro-Jing so that I don't have only 5 minutes to record a lesson.  The student did really like the NLVM web-site and said that they would use it to do other problems.  I did post a link on my web-site on the Algebra page, but I didn't embed it which would have been nice.  I'll do that with the rest of the tutorials that I create.

I plan on putting one lesson every chapter on-line for students to view for the rest of this school year.  This summer, who knows?  I may get time to go back and create more, but as I go through the next year, I'll continue to put one lesson every chapter on-line so eventually I'll get a nice set of lessons for all chapters.  I am very excited to continue to play around with all these new toys that I have been introduced to.

I have already shared a variety of web-sites and tools with other teachers in my building and have been asked by our assistant principal if I would be willing to share goodies with the whole staff.  I'm excited about some of the connections and links that I have established so that I will not fall behind in the world of technology again!  I just got my data projector up and running in my room and have used an Illuminations site on several occasions in class.  I also just got a tablet to write on so that it will show up on the computer!  It is not a smart board, but just a notebook sized tablet that I can carry around the room and write so all the kids can see.  I can't believe how far I've come in just the past few weeks.  This class has been a blast, but certainly was a lot of work!  I would recommend this class to fellow teachers that have plenty of spare time... or just suggest that the class should be spread out a bit more.  Even two more weeks would create a more realistic time frame for completion.

Thanks for all the great information and I look forward to trying to keep up with new technology as it comes around now that I'm caught up...  Although, I'm not sure anyone can really ever be caught up, can they?