Reflection #3 and Video #3

What?

This week in class we talked about Google Docs and Google Sites. At first I was thinking to myself that I would probably never use this information outside of this class. But the more and more I use it, the more and more I realize that the Google Doc will be very usefull in whatever i'm doing. I have already used the Google Doc in another class so that our group could work on the assignment without actually having to meet up and work on it.

So What?

This will become very important if/when I ever have to work on assignments with other students in the Cohort because my schedule is very un-organized. Google Docs will allow me to see what others have done and to add my own stuff into the document. I haven't completed my Google Sites assignment yet, but this will be usefull for when I become a teacher, it will allow my students parents to see what's going on in the class and if they are going to miss a day, the can look at the Google calender and see what's going to be due.

Now What?

I can apply Google Docs and Google Sites in every day things, well when it's dealing with school. Like I stated in the above paragraphs, I have already used the Google Docs by doing other assignments with other peers instead of actually having to meet up and do it in person. You can also use this when you're a teacher because you can type something up and then change the language so that if you have some students who don't speak English or that their parents don't speak English they will be able to get the just of what the letter says. You can also use the the Google site by sending a letter out to your students parents and letting them know your class website so that they can access what's goin on in the class and also what's going to be due if they're going to miss a day or even a week of class.

Video Reflection:

I watched the Mr. Deuy Fractions video. I thought that this video was very interesting. It didn't really capture my full attention because I know how to make an improper fraction into a proper fraction and I know how to get a decimal out of a fraction; but if students were to watch this they might find it interesting. It's a good way to capture their attention because it's wrapping and explaining put into one istead of just having some guy lecture/talk in monotone and tell them how to do it. I think that it's important to explain things in a fun way, if possible, because it will get your students excited about whatever it is that you're teaching and it will also help keep their attention.