I have really enjoyed learning about the different tools and learning/thinking about how to implement them into classroom use. I particularly enjoyed the visual ranking tool, because it has so many applications in a classroom environment. I likes the way Mrs. Gray used social studies as a possible way of using the tools. My first thought would have been to use it in a science environment. It would never have occurred to use it as she did. (Finding the causes of WW1). I also liked it when she took on the student role and was able to demonstrate reasons what were NOT reasons for WW1. I think it's shows a creative outlet for students.
I also really enjoyed Ms. Wimberly's "seeing reason" implementation. Again, I would not have thought of using literature for a cause/effect relationship. The graphical organizing nature of this tool really lends itself to a literature study though, and it would really assist student's with comprehension of their read material. The student perspective was very interesting as it allowed the students a creative way to show relationships involved in their read literature.
The Seeing Evidence tool, I thought really lent itself to more of a science based project. I designed the project to use the GUI of the evidence based tool as a graphic organizer. This would allow the student's to clearly see the relationship between the described conditions and the growth of the mold. From a student perspective, I think that the tool is very easy to use and it allows the student to clearly see what works and what doesn't.
Overall, I'm impressed with Intel and the teaching tools they've come up with-not to mention, it's FREE! What a great service they're providing for teachers and for students!
No comments:
Post a Comment