Education ~ with a different approach.

During today's session we looked at the calendar applications that Google has to offer. It worked wonderfully and was super user friendly. I am so glad I had the opportunity to check it out as I don't think I would have done so on my own accord. I am learning so much from this Technologies course, it will most definitely help me with my lesson, unit and program plans and it's availability to students, families and staff. I am also finding it particularly enjoyable each and every class. There seems to be a new format, gadget or application looked into and learned which helps with our own knowledge and the technological knowledge of our future students. Of course, certain things will become past paradigms eventually and so adds for an increase in learning technology at an exponential level. The most important factor in this is to remind oneself that it's a self-perpetuation and meta-cognition and never something that should be forced on students. This fluidly moves into...

After the progressing weeks, I am finally putting the finishing touches on my Genius hour trailer... Everything is coming along wonderfully and I am getting excited! I have not only been planning out some relative ideas that can work well, but extensions for students that require accommodations and modifications of any sort.  The only limitations that I can expect thus far is a lack of instruction or understanding of what can be done... Hopefully the students can see the potential in elaborating on their ideas, but I am assuming it will be an awesome classroom experience for all which will help spark motivation and engage all the class in its entirety. 

Today during our session we investigated the different movie or comic applications that we could use in order to peak student engagement. While using both ToonDoo and Windows Movie Maker, we were able to create enjoyable comic style cartoons and an intense "Movie Trailer" involving my Genius hour idea. I think I am getting the hang of this technology type stuff and am gathering some great ideas for future educational use in my lessons. I can't wait to put down the finishing touches and see the final product! Until next week!