2015年3月27日星期五

The summary of use of Screencast


TOOLS
What I have learned from class or my colleges or friends
How I can use it in my classroom
Reflection
Screencast
Learn this from the instructors of this course.

Open the Screen O Matic and click stated recording.
Then a box appears and after adjusting the box,
press the red button to begin recoding. After finishing recording, upload the recording.
Use this to give students detailed instructions and requirements on how to make a Google presentation step by step.
If students are not clear about the steps or requirements about their presentation, they can refer to the videos and save time on answering students’ questions.
Screencast
Use the same steps as above to create a recording
learned from my college
Make students watch a short recording about a grammar structure as a preparation before class. After watching the short recording, students should answer some questions published by teachers.
As a flipping class, my college was positive about giving recordings for helping students. Students become more engaging and from the feedback of the questions, she knew what was difficult for students to understand and she modified her lesson plan.
I will try it very soon, but the use can extend to giving instructions to learning strategies.

The summary of use of Voice Memo


TOOLS
What I have learned from class or my colleges or friends
How I can use it in my classroom
Reflection
Voice Memo
Tap the Voice Memos. Then tap the red button to record my own voice
Record an mp3 of the pronunciation of new words in a new lesson or a new article for students to listen and practice after school.
Save class time and provide a model for students to practice. Student can stop and repeat the recording many times. ---continue using
Voice Memo
Teach students how to use voice memo: tap the Voice Memos. Then tap the red button to record
Make students record oral assignment for their oral final exam at home. After finishing recording, send the recordings to teachers.
Save class time.
Allow teachers to listen the recordings more than once.
Teachers can also share some examples
with students to listen if they need.

The summary of use of Twitter


TOOLS
What I have learned from class or my colleges or friends
How I can use it in my classroom
Reflection
Twitter
How to tweet up messages: tap on the feather; write a message no more than 140 characters; tap Tweet
Make students tweet a short summary to a lesson or what they have learned in the class
Save a lot of time to collect their summary; Students become engaged in taping their own ideas since it is more like share something with friends. ---continue using
Twitter
When I see good or interesting or encouraging articles, I can share the link in my twitter, so my followers can see.
Tweet up good articles for students to read
Compared with sharing materials by google docs, I think it is more likely for students to see my share in twitter, since this is their social life.
Twitter
How to tweet up messages: tap on the feather; write a message no more than 140 characters; tap Tweet (Learn from my friends)
Tweet students what is going to teach for the next day’s lesson or things to bring for school as a reminder
According to my friend, most student prepare for the nest day’s lesson according to teachers’ plan, but some lazy students found excuse on not seeing the messages. So I think it will be better to tell students I will tweet up the plan after school and make sure everyone know.
Twitter
How to tweet up messages with pictures: tap on the feather; select existing pictures  from the mobile phone; write a message no more than 140 characters; tap Tweet
Tweet up updates about what is happening in class to students’ parents
Parents retweet the messages, give comments, feel satisfied with their children’s performance at school.---- Great way to communicate
---continue using
Twitter
Taping # to create a group discussion
Have students use twitter create group discussions
All the students in a large groups and they can read classmate message---continue using
Twitter
Taping # to create a group discussion
Create a short story on what class will be like in 2065 (e.g. write a story  no more than 140 words, and use at least 2 IF sentences)
This way also saves a lot of time to collect their story; Even some weak students who are not good at writing can produce some wonderful ideas. ---continue using
Twitter
Taping # to create a group discussion
Make students tweet 2 IF sentence structures they have learned in this lesson at the end of a lesson as to check students’ comprehension.
Save time (It took me 3 mins to read all the students’ response. In the traditional class, it may cost 10 min to check.). Encourage students to think indecently. ---continue using
Twitter
Taping # to create a group discussion
Make every students make a sentence using one of the new words or sentence structures. After that make students response to one of their classmate’s sentences. They can correct mistakes or giving comments.
I will continue using it since it is a cool way to save all these examples as formative assessment and it is students’ e-portfolio in which contains students’ development in each lessons.