For the mini-lessons today, I very much enjoyed the variety in the lessons. With Tamara's lesson, I felt that she did a great job in keeping our attention with good volume. I felt that technology was lightly used and would encourage her to try the same lesson with the technology more at the center. I did learn from her presentation that multiple stimuli to discuss colors.
Katie had a great classroom presence during her lesson which kept me engaged. I also enjoyed that she used technology in several different ways. I learned from her presentation about the use of voki.com in the classroom.
Bree had an excellent presentation. I found it very interactive with the audience. I also enjoyed the use of differentiated instruction within the lesson. I learned how you could post spreadsheets through the internet.
Megan's lesson was very educational and I think was very time-efficient. I think that the notes could have been a bit more interactive with the students. I learned how PowerPoints can be used in conjunction with Excel for assessment.
Gloria made excellent use of websites in her instruction. She also did a great job in involving culturally relevant information into the lesson. I learned about Quizlet and how I can use it for assessment and practice.
Elesha's lesson was very interactive. I found that the use of technology was helpful, though I found that I needed to still use pencil and paper to do some of the completing the square exercises.
Jenna maintained attention well during her lesson. By having us hurry to type things we were more likely to pay attention. Jenna also provided us with a useful brainstorming website. I learned that technology can be used for simple note-taking as well.
Ken's lesson provided resources very well. I also enjoyed that he assessed some of the higher levels of thinking by asking the compare and contrast. I discovered how compare and contrast can become a visual process by using internet resources.
I was not able to view Kelly's presentation since I had to leave early to prepare for my Honors Thesis Presentation.
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