Day 1 of ICP presentations!

Monday night was the first day of presenting ICP projects. We had to pick a topic and then use a digital method to present our presentation to the class. The presentations were very informative. I present my ICP project next Monday night and the presentations gave me many useful ideas. Here are my reflections based on the student's presentations:

Caitlin-The Use of Digital Video and Media to Enhance Student Learning:
I enjoyed Caitlin's powerpoint. I like how she involved the class by asking questions. Everyone in the class was willing to participate. I think Caitlin did a great job for not having a microphone. Her powerpoint presentation was very informative. The only critic I have is to make sure if you use video that it enhances your presentation. The YouTube video that was posted I had a hard time hearing the sound.

Heather-Digital Storytelling:
I liked how Heather used a blog to assess our prior knowledge. I liked how she had many different examples of digital stories: narratives, historical themes and informational stories. I also liked the images she used I think it enhanced her presentation.

Steven- Interactive whiteboards in the classroom:
I liked how Steven asked question in the beginning of the presenation to get the class involved. This is a topic that most people are familiar with. I thought the presentation was very informative. I liked the resources Steven provided for interactive whiteboards. I also felt that Steven was very passionate about his topic.

Carolyn-Using Scrapblog and Glogster to Inspire Creative Writing:
This is a topic that I was unfamilair with. After Carolyn's presentation I would definately use scrapblog to create my own scrapbooks. I loved the visuals Carolyn used. I like how she put in the link of a tutorial on how to use the scrapblog program. Overall I think Caroyln did a great job I really enjoyed her presentation.

Mary- Facebook & Linked In:Professional Connections for Educators:
I think this is a topic that many of the student's in the class are familiar with. Many people use Facebook for social purposes. I have my own Facebook account. I really liked the cartoon that Mary used. I think it portrayed how relative this topic is to younger people who have a Facebook account. If you are looking for a job you have to be careful what you put on your Facebook or what your friends post on their Facebooks. I personally do not take pictures when I am out with my friends because I know they are going to post it on Facebook. Luckily I don't really like taking pictures. So this does not really affect me. I felt that Mary was very passionate about her topic. I also liked how she used a quiz at the end to assess what we learned.