Exit Slip 9/30/10

We began class with the student led discussion which was on Chapter 3 this week, the technology skeptic's argument. The discussion began with a quote from 1815 about how students will no longer be able use a slate and get chalk dust on themselves. This quote, along with the others from the beginning of Chapter 3, really shocked me to see how long our schools have been struggling with the integration with technology. After discussion we talked about what went well and what could go better. Jeff talked about student to student discussion instead of student to teacher discussion. This was something I hadn't thought of much before now and will try to integrate into my discussion. Next, we talked about our Interactive Whiteboard Lessons. The ideas for my lesson are already rolling in my head and I'm kind of excited to design a lesson using the SmartBoard because I think its something that is going to get students excited and motivated to learn.