Blog Post #10 - April 3rd, 2022

 

    Working on Assignment #5 was interesting. I haven't really made any non-linear PowerPoints before but I have "completed" them quite a few times - my high school math teacher loved using Jeopardy templates for test review. I was very excited to make a Jeopardy of my own, but we weren't allowed to use templates and I didn't really think I could rip off Jeopardy without fully ripping it off. So instead, I made a civilization style game that lends well to a social science type classroom. Here's a pic:


    I think the best way to use surveys as a teacher is to collect feedback at the end of units and at the end of the year. You can ask students what they thought the easiest and hardest modules were, what they need from me, etc. You can also use it to determine student motivation and other things supplemental to the education itself. In a high school setting, where I would ideally be teaching, surveys like that would be incredibly helpful.

    I've quite enjoyed looking at other people's PowerPoints from Assignment #4. Graphic design is a fun thing to tinker with, so it was cool to see the ideas that other people came up with. Furthermore, it was interesting looking at the implementation of certain ideas within other 'fields' of education. I did mine on music, which was a little bit more limiting in terms of presentation, so it was interesting to look at the other ideas. 

    I don't believe I have any of these things - I've been more focused on looking at the major assignments and projects that we've had with the course. I'm not too concerned with knowing how to do all the little intricate things that technology allows for; only the stuff that I need to get by as an educator and individual. As such, I have no badges to display here.

    I really want to get better at video editing - for both personal and education-related means. Personally, I stream a lot, so being able to transition into content creation would be very nice, but that requires knowing how to edit and post videos. In terms of education related - it would mean that I can film back-ups of lessons for when I'm sick or on a vacation, that way we don't lose progress from a substitute. It also means that if another covid situation happens, god forbid, I would still be able to teach properly. 

    

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  1. Savannah B.April 4, 2022 at 1:20 PM

    Hi Aidan! The idea you had for assignment 5 was so interesting! I had a lot of teachers in high school make Jeopardy-style games too so I also did not want to make one for that reason. I love how your Civilization game allows for the student to choose different parts of the world to create their own civilization. Great job!

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