Week four Reflection


Distance Learning
 Upon registering for this course, I wasn’t sure what to expect.  I knew that it was online, but I didn’t know that I would be introduced to so many platforms and online ways to engage my digital natives.  My sixth graders, that are piloting a 1:1 next year, are going to love this variety of ways to interact online. 
They are going to benefit from the enthusiasm that I have gained during this course.  I am especially excited to be able to see the projects that my colleagues are coming up with because I hope that I can use some of their ideas for my own class next year.
Knowing that I was piloting the 1:1 made me feel nervous.  Now, I feel like I am better equipped to deliver lessons in this format.  It is not that I did not know that these platforms existed, but I feel like having to come up with a lesson made me think about what I wanted to do for my own classes next year.  The biggest thing I’ve learned in this course is that the combination of platforms makes for a powerful, cohesive way to interact with and engage groups of students!


Are you looking for some simple ways to engage your students?  Even the reluctant ones?  This blog will introduce you to some easy, multi-functional tips and tricks to use with your SMART Interactive Whiteboard.  You will also find some ready-made lessons that you can tweak to suit your own needs.  This blog focuses more on the easy to use functionality of the tools that SMART offers and less on content specific subject or grade level.  Regardless of experience, subject matter, or grade-level you are sure to leave with ready to use ideas that will engage even your most reluctant learners.  Who knows, it may even make them like what they are learning!