I have to admit. I was not a fan of the virtual courses after attending one in January. There was a lot of hiccups and issues between D2L and Blackboard. Even though I could not get the launcher to load on my computer last week, I since have and hope to be better involved this week (And am excited to give this virtual stuff another chance). I still had the opportunity to conference call in on Wednesday and felt the material covered was great! Some of the material most of us have seen in earlier education classes, but it never hurts to refresh and reconstitute the ideas, methods, etc. The add of a blog is a new concept I have not seen before, but I love how it is forward thinking and introduces technology to us as we, as educators, need to be doing the same for our students in the near future.
Additionally, as I was assigned reading during the strand activity, I found it relatively easy to find the top five strategies to use for reading and then search for effective activities to utilize in class. Pretty amazing to take 25 minutes, find activities that have been proven to be effective and put into a word document. I feel activities like this show how we as students can produce on constricted timeline, thus as educators with ample time to prepare can develop highly effective lesson plans and activities.
- Chris
I understand the stress of things messing up. I was able to log in last week but it kept kicking me out and then logging back in all on its own. It did this over and over and it was stressful when trying to write down notes. I hope you have a better week this week!.
ReplyDeleteThanks Taylor. Have you, or do you know anybody, that has used the Blackboard Collaborate Mobile? I am trying to download the app to my phone now. It might suck to try and work off of a four inch screen, but I'd rather have back up if possible.
DeleteNo I do not. I did not even know about it until you said something. Its absolutely a good idea to have a back up! Let me know how it works out.
DeleteIt's a little different, but it worked in a pinch on my phone as my mic went out last night! But you have to cut and paste the URL in for the meeting. I put them in my notes so I can grab them quick, instead of going online to fond it, etc.
DeleteGotta "LOVE" technology! I am in Rene's 352 class and am looking forward to using the mobile version for my phone and iPad. Hopefully that will make it easier to be a mom & attend class.
ReplyDeleteLove all the information we are given in class. I am also not a huge fan of virtual classes. I actually like to go class and really meet people, but I guess this is better than just online.
Yeah. It's cool to help keep the education program alive/available at all the campuses. As you can see tonight, another technology hiccup. At least the mobile kept me afloat. Haha
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