April 17th (Day 3)

As we walked into class today I was not sure what we were going to talk about. All I saw on the projector was a notice to remind us to blog and a note that told us to work on our photoshop collage. So I went to do my collage and was still kind of curious as to what we were going to do once we were all done. As soon as it was evident that the majority of us were done, or close to being done, with out collage we began to watch a video. As the video played I was honestly really impressed, I have never made a movie and was astonished at how well the movies turned out for these kids and how much they enjoyed making them. When our discussion of how can you integrate videos in a classroom began I was not sure if I was going to agree with it or not, or even have anything to add. However, I was surprised with how much I agreed with it. Granted, I did not agree with all of it but I certainly did agree with a lot. Some of the things I agreed with was the recording of a person reading and then playing it back to them. I feel as if this can be a very useful tool for students to identify where they are struggling and then proceed to try and fix it. It can also be helpful for the teachers to look back on later when they have more time to see how they could help the student. Another way I thought was a good idea was videoing the teacher and then having them look back on it later to learn what they can do better. I feel as if this is a tool that I will personally use later on when I begin teaching for the first time. As much as I agreed with the fact that we need videos in the classroom, I do not think we need them for every situation. I am a very old fashioned person and I do not always think new technology is the perfect solution to everything, I believe there are numerous ways for a student to be creative. Nevertheless it was interesting to learn about and a good way to gain a new perspective.