Tomorrow I drive down to Virginia for my final intensive of the semester. It should be fun. We get to watch group presentations regarding technology. As far as my group goes, I hope it goes well. I have worked on finding gaps in literature for a month with little reply from my group members. So, did I do all the work to find the gaps? I hope not. But, I'll have to wait and see when I get to Lynchburg.
The literature I had to look at was on gaming and it motivation to learn. Although I am not a big gamer, I have learned a lot from this project. The biggest being that it WILL be unavoidable in the future classroom. But, as a health teacher, I am going to look at helping senior citizens improve their health. There is wii fit plus as well as many EA sports games which they can use. This is because I feel this is where the gap is. Of all the research, I did not read any being conducted on senior citizens. I know I play wii fit with my wife and it is fun to compete with her in the games. We have a fun little rivalry in the ski jump game.
But, getting back to class. It was great to learn new things I could do with Microsoft and recording videos. I have never heard of sreenr.com but I can see where it can come in hand for my classes I teach. Basically I can take a video of my screen as I use my computer to show people how to do things. I am already using it for classes I teach on how to navigate the course. I have also heard from students that they love it better than the course guide since it is more personable.
I can't wait to see what is in store for my class tomorrow. Not only what new things I will learn, but also to see what my group has done. I'll let you all know in my next post.
As for now. Let's pray for Boston. It was a horrific incident. As a runner I feel saddened that such an event could occur. When I run the Cleveland marathon in May I will think about Boston. I'll also be worried and fearful as I approach the finish line. I am asking my family to watch me not from the finish line, but from the course. Even then, I will not know they are truly safe until I see them. I pray nothing happens in Cleveland. But, you can never be too sure.
