This past Friday i met my cooperating teacher for my fall placement. I'm teaching in Elton and i knew i was teaching phys.ed but i was surprised when he told me i would also be teaching the grade 9 ICT class. At first i was hesitant about the idea of teaching an ICT class, and then i thought about all the great different exercises we have done in our class, and i thought i could use some of them in my class!
I started thinking of the different things we have done and i decided on which i would use and which i wouldn't. I definitely want to have them make a wordle, because its an easy thing to create and they are fun to make.I also want to use the animoto because its another fun and easy one to use. Once my students all make one i can put them all together and show them to everyone.
I cant decide if i want them to make a blog or not. I'm leaning towards no because i don't think they would keep up with it once I'm done student teaching. I guess if they liked blogging they might I think websites like weebly and blogger are easy enough for students to figure out, but i think it would be better to save blogging and website creation for when i have my own classroom.
If you have any suggestions for what i should teach during my placement leave a comment!
I agree with you about blogging in particular - better to wait for your own classroom. Digital pictures or digital stories are always fun and lots can be done with them. Web sites are ok too - they can build one for a favorite hobby or on a specific topic. Have fun with it!
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