In the midst of packing, moving to a new apartment, and the painful unpacking process, I forgot to reflect on Friday's tech class! Needless to say, in the middle of removing numerous items from a box, I suddenly remembered my blog!
I enjoyed Friday's technology class for many reasons. I will put them in a list form, since I am fresh out of ideas in how to make my blog cool and interesting to look at. Now, my list will not be as great or as long as David Letterman's (Though I did steal the idea from him)
Molly's Top 3 List:
3) Past MACers coming in to tell us about the job market, the benefits of using technology in the classroom, and how to be creative when the school does not have a budget for technology.
2) Having "Lolo From the Bronx" in class (that is not the name of her blog, I just couldn't help putting her name instead of J Lo's). I follow her blog- and enjoy what I read from her! That being said she was the first person in her class/cohort to find a job and she was an English major and Sociology minor in the MAC program- and I am an English major and Sociology minor as well...
... and the #1 top reason why I enjoyed Friday's class is...
1) Kevin getting a grant for using skype in the classroom to connect his students with a woman in Saudi Arabia after reading a book that takes place in Saudi Arabia. To see someone do what I want to do and actually get a grant for it, makes me much more confident dreaming about incorporating culture and technology into my English classes. Thank you, Kevin!
I'm glad that someone else found Kevin's use of grant money interesting. I had actually wondered about this previously and it was nice to hear someone address it. Also, I was under the assumption that the grants had to be for large amounts of money and needed to be extremely involved. It sounded like he didn't have to do a whole lot of work to get the money. I also like the rotation system that Daver's colleagues used. I think it's because I love to pool resources whenever possible.
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