Week 4 Class Blog

Week 4 brought more challenges and exposure to more technology. The TED website to me is a multilateral Professional Development page. The PD's I have been through over the last 13 years would have been better served through this website. Anything a person needs pertaining technology, subject content, or teaching styles are at your fingertips.


As for the PowerPoint  assignments, I felt were pretty easy. I am familiar with and use Microsoft PowerPoint quite frequently. One I have presented to my class entitled 'personal emotions.' I presented it to my sixth through eighth grade social skills classes each year in the first 3 weeks of school. I try and remind and teach my students it's alright to feel all these emotions, but how you handle them is what matters. When I introduce the PowerPoint, my first slide includes the Common Core State standard 2.29- Students demonstrate skills that promote individual well-being and healthy family relationships.with objectives. This slide let's the students know what I expect them to know and learn when the presentation is over. It is a simple PowerPoint showing a range of emotions; used to promote discussion around feelings and what we can learn about how a person is feeling from their body language and facial expression. I use animations, real-live pictures, and sound effects. I think the best part about the PowerPoint are the sound effects. I created facial pictures and put random voices to them. The included different screams, grunts, cries, and others.

When I first presented it, I felt it was too long. All my text was on different slides that the pictures. I was using the space bar, so I had to talk too much time tapping the bar. This was something I changed for next year. However, I felt the students were engaged and stimulated. The quiz I gave at the conclusion should positive results.


To mention one more thing. I found the website comiclife.com very interesting. I don't quite like the price, but this program, I believe, would get every student excited about technology and interested with the content they would be working with. Great website!