Well, I had a student video tape our class Thursday. Overall, I guess it was a good class. I know Jessie and Dr. B said to get past the part about how we look and how we sound, but.... I have never liked the way my voice sounds on tape anyway but this tape really shows the Alabama Redneck accent that I have! I'm beginning to wonder how the kids can stand to hear me! And I already know that I am too fat, but the tape shows not only how fat I am but how short I am to boot! Like a roly-poly bug. You know the bugs I'm talking about? They have a million legs and when you touch them or pick them up they roll up into a ball. Maybe they are just Alabama bugs. Ha! Ha! Oh well, I am going to get past all that and get my assignment done.
Overall, I think it was a good class. I used my new Promethean Board to play some games that came on a DVD with our textbooks. I had to explain to the kids how to use the pen like a mouse on the board. They caught on in just a few minutes and were off and running. They liked the big size of the board and the sound. They had fun and they were learning at the same time. They liked being taped. I had told them the day before that we would tape our class. They all were excited about that, calling themselves movie stars. Ha! Ha! They want to see the tape, so I guess I will show it to them later.
Of all things, right in the middle of class, 3 students from my 5th period class come in and one of the girls walks right up to me to ask a question. I just answered her and kept right on with the class. Jessie and Dr. B said they wanted to see real life things so I guess this is a real life interruption! It was definitely unexpected! Ha! Ha!
Oh, and I noticed that one of my students had her cell phone clipped to her belt! I had not seen that! I would have had to take it away from her, take the phone to the office, and write it all up. But I did not see it at all until I looked at the tape!
Against my better judgment, I let my husband watch the video with me. To my surprise, he had lots of nice things to say. He was even trying to help the students answer the questions and he was all into which team had the most points. He told me he thought I was a good teacher. That boosted my ego! And I appreciated his kind words!
Connie
Hi Connie,
ReplyDeleteI missed seeing you this week-end at Jekyll. I am glad your video taping went well. I plan to get mine's done no later than next week. My intent is to video my most active class ( 3rd period ). I can imagine what it will look like. Take care. I'll see you in class.
Julia
I'm with Julia, I'm planning on video taping my most active class. There is no telling what I will catch in the video. Sounds like your new board is a hit. The kids are probably loving it. I think my school is next to get the boards. Oh Yeah !!
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