Friday Reflection
Yesterday, one of my students and I had the opportunity to talk with students and teachers from Hawaii, Vermont, and Sweden. We met via a Hangout On Air. There was significant feedback from the audio and it took some time for the conversation to get started. I have been reading lots of blog posts about Hangouts because I find them intriguing and I see amazing potential for them to be used in an educational setting. I’ve been following some great advice and tips from people on Google+ who are experienced in organizing and implementing Hangouts On Air. I recently read that a Hangout should be thought of as “sitting on a porch” in a neighborhood having a conversation. I hope that I eventually get to this point, but for my first Hangout it was scary. It was also exhilarating. The video below illustrates perfectly how I felt during yesterday’s Hangout. George Courous shared this video during his keynote at Edscape. As long as I continue to feel this way, I know that what I am doing in the classroom will positively impact kids.
This video truly reminds me of this short video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StEIPOTQeRY (If you forward / advance it to the 5.40 minutes, you’ll greatly be inspired. I sent this video to a parent who said that it pertains to all areas of life!! Great post, as always, Jenn!!
taking another tech course and definitely feel like the girl on the ski jump – loved the analogy!
Thanks for reading/watching/commenting Paula! The little girl makes the jump though! You will too! Only the most courageous educators will stand at the top of that ramp and put themselves in that position!
Hey Jenn! Wrote you a regular old email a little earlier – need your help – check it out when you can!
sent on your school email…