Sunday, July 18, 2010
Reflections
It's time for a little honesty. There are days when I am easily distracted. Friday was one of those days. I kind of knew as soon as everyone got on twitter that I would have trouble paying attention for the rest of class. Honestly I got so wrapped up at times figuring out how twitter worked and seeing all of my classmates twitter profiles, that I had no idea what was going on in the discussion. Perhaps it would have been better to introduce us to twitter at the end, however I assume other students weren't as easily distracted. Unfortunately, I still only see twitter for its social purposes and as something fun. I have yet to go back on since the class. Maybe one day I'll use it but not now. I liked the student led discussion portion of class, however not all of the topics chosen by my classmates were as interesting as others. I was really interested in what everyone had to say about cheating and multiple choice tests.In terms of the webinar I had trouble following it from the projector, again I was distracted on my laptop. Sorry it was not the most productive day for me and I do not have more insights or reflections. Hopefully it won't happen again.
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David,
ReplyDeleteI think you make a great point about one of the potential pitfalls of using technology in the classroom. While it certainly opens up the doors for a lot of new activities that would have been impossible without it, it does add a new challenge by providing potential distraction literally at everyone's fingertips. I'm wondering if I would have been a little more engaged in the presentation if I hadn't had internet right in front of me.
I know I would have been more engaged if it wasn't for our laptops and the internet. I have a very short attention sp......o look a squirrel.
ReplyDeleteDave - i now you are not alone in being distracted. Just read probably 30 other blogs, and people had similar stories of distracted (myself included.) i think you bring up an interesting point of bringing it up at the end of class, and that presents a similar problem of when to pass back papers/exams in class... if kids are anticipating them, they will be distracted. if you give them back upfront... they will be distracted.
ReplyDeletethe give in take of our chosen profession i guess.
David,
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Friday was one of the most distracted days I had in the class. Technically I wasnt off topic, as I was using Twitter, but I was using it way more that I was paying attention to what was being said.
Jake