What can I say? The SMARTboards were impressive, far exceeding my first impressions and deep rooted skepticism of any newfangled technology. The SMARTboard is truly a jack of all educational trades, allowing for just about every medium of transmission and interaction when delivering a lesson. I look forward to designing my own lessons and then having a go with this technological wonder at the helm of the class.
On a completely different note, the podcast assignment turned out better than expected. Creativity flourishes when minds awake and collaborate for one educational goal. Pasted below is a link to a podcast created by Marc, Marta, and myself. The podcast is based upon a fictitious interview with Christian Andreas Doppler examining his impact upon modern history. Translations in Spanish are provided for those of you who know more than one tongue. There's some new information about Doppler, some old received knowledge about his theory, and some fairly boring anecdotes about his life. Enjoy!
https://blackboard.newpaltz.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp?tab_id=_2_1&url=%2Fwebapps%2Fblackboard%2Fexecute%2Flauncher%3Ftype%3DCourse%26id%3D_45721_1%26url%3D
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I loved your group's podcast!
ReplyDeleteI thought it was such a creative spin that you interviewed someone coming back from the dead. I would have never thought to do something like that, nor would I have thought to create a lesson out of a talk show. This definitely would be an effective podcast for students, it kept me interested and listening the whole time. I found myself laughing out loud throughout the entire podcast.
I thought another great aspect of your podcast was having a "word from our sponsor." The dramatized effect of gambling was quite comical and added a little quirky break for the students.
I also thought it was great that you guys related the Doppler effect to real life examples as well as our presidential election and economic crisis. Overall, I would definitely play this in my classroom if I was doing a unit on the doppler effect because it would grab the attention of my students.
Excellent podcast, Greg and company. I expected nothing less than this from you.
ReplyDeleteI loved the idea of having it translated in Spanish. Truly an great idea.
The spicing is just perfect as well. Sounds professionally done.