Blog Journal # 9

The Covid pandemic hit during spring break of my freshman year in high school, so I have had the opportunity to use multiple distance learning technologies. The first thing my district used was Microsoft teams and zoom. Not many of my teachers were very familiar with either of these sites being that they had no preparation time. Microsoft teams was not my favorite resource, but it got the job done effectively enough for the school district. As I have begun my college career, many of my classes have been online, and the main resource I have used is canvas. I find canvas to be really effective because of the calendar feature as well as the customizability it offers.

Open education resources or OERs are online tools that improve learning and teaching experiences in the classroom, or even outside of it. One of the most known examples are kahoot, quizlet, and other flashcard or quiz-like games. On quizlet, they are many features including one where you can quiz yourself, or you can just do flashcards to better understand the material. Kahoot is more of a testing game site. Students compete against each other trying to get the highest score. Students get higher scores by answering the questions faster.  

Link to quizlet: US History EOC Flashcards | Quizlet

Assignment 4 has gotten me to think of PowerPoints more from an educators perspective rather than a students. There’s a lot of things you can do with a PowerPoint, therefore there are many ways to both retain and lose your students attention. It is important to not only pay attention to what material is put into a lesson, but also how that material is distributed. One thing I could do better in the future is have more concise bullet points and have the lesson closer resemble a discussion. Not necessarily a full discussion, but the material should spark questions among the students, they should have questions to ask, this makes their active memory kick in.

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