BL Session 3

Another excellent lesson with Wendy. This module has been the most enjoyable so far. I feel that I have actually learnt a lot the last few weeks. last session, we opened a delicious account. I was aware of the name and that Wendy was training staff on it for a while but really did not realise what it was all about. This is about social bookmarking. A must for me and many others I think. I am forever adding bookmark on my home computer and never able to remember or access while at work. This is the solution to my problem. I am so pleased with this that I will be sharing this info during my weekly division meeting. We are trying to share good practice by passing on resources or material that could be of interest to other IT teachers. This is definitely something I want to share. I have already passed on the teachit countdown timer, I have used it during short activities and while students were performing group discussion. It's great, I don't have to interrupt by reminding them how long they have left, they can check it on the DP.

I also have picked up on Lee Lefever YouTube video and showed one to my Btec First group on getting on the web. The video received great comments and really did the job, plus it got them really focused for 3 minutes! It's really refreshing to be able to access new resources, I found that in general teachers are quite reluctant to share the good stuff...which is a shame. I guess, lack of time probably but for a new teacher any sources are welcome.

Anyway the Blended session was once more very useful, we went through some theories related to learning :Associative, constructive(ind or social), situative and for once did not feel completely lost.
I have been planning to use a recording software such as Wink, and have downloaded it onto my computer yesterday. I am trying wink at the moment but I also have used the smart board which uses real player and is really easy to use. I will try it out tomorrow afternoon and see how it goes... to be continued...