Chapter 7 discusses software for teacher tasks. Much of the software mentioned in this chapter I currently use. I use several Microsoft Office applications to prepare for my lectures and lab. I use PowerPoint to prepare lecture presentations, Word to write lab and lecture worksheets, quizzes, and exams, and Excel to evaluate student teacher evaluation scores. I also use software from my textbook company to prepare exams. The assignments for this week required me to prepare materials in a format I have never used: Google Docs, Forms, and Slides. I found all three very easy to use. I used Google Docs to prepare lecture notes for the first topic of my lesson on hemostasis. When I prepare for lectures, I usually just hand write notes on to a printout of my PowerPoint. This was the first time I typed out notes for student use. Making my notes and lecture sides available in Google Doc and Slides allows the students to make them their own by adding images and videos they find useful. With their changes available to other students it enhances the learning experience for all. Being able to make changes and discuss them with their peers gets them involved in the learning process and promotes active learning. The teacher can also benefit from the group learning environment of the Google format. Students can sometimes put things in simpler terms than the teacher and also come up with great mnemonic devices. Sharing them in the Google format allows them to be available to future classes. Using Google to share documents would be very beneficial for collaboration among students in my online classes. It gives them a space that makes working on projects when they can't meet face to face a breeze. Google Docs and slides were very easy to use; it was just like using the Word and PowerPoint programs in Microsoft Office. Google Forms was very user friendly. I like how it shows you the statistics of the question answers. Google Forms would be a great way to determine the knowledge base of my students before I start class. I found the Google applications very easy to use and look forward to implementing them in my future classes, especially my online classes where the students do not have face-to-face contact with one another. Please check out my Google Docs and Slides. Also, please take my technology background survey. I look forward to your input. Please share any ideas you have on how to make them better. You will find the links below. Use the Contact section of my Blog page to send me your email and I will add you as a collaborator on my documents.
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Demetric DyAnn Williams
6/26/2016 03:05:15 pm
Hi Anna:
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Jerid P. Woods Sr.
6/27/2016 03:25:42 pm
Awesome post! I had some (some meaning little) experience with google applications prior to the project, but I'm no expert and I have an strangest feeling that my students know a little bit more about it than I do. :) I've taken time to try to better familiarize myself with it and the other apps to start this year off better and stronger! Looking forward to being able to implement them as seamlessly as you have into being a part of my learning process. Every part of your project looks awesome as well! *inserts thumbs up*
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