EDLD 5364

This course is called Teaching with Technology and I am excited to learn new instructional practices to share with teachers in my district. We will be learning Marzano's nine instructional research-based strategies and will work in a group to create a unit.  On Saturday morning, I was able to listen in on our web conference which had 45 or more participants.  I do not consider myself proficient on using the tools in the web conference. My three year old granddaughter had spent the night, so I was not able to login early and set up my camera in time.  There were quite a few who were already sharing and had their equipment set up. Not many chose to use the camera. I think part of the advantage of a web conference is choosing to learn without having to get dressed and putting on makeup.  This conference went smoothly and Dr. Mason was able to keep the meeting on task and answered questions as they were posted.  I think it is hard to follow the many different chats that come in so quickly.  All in all, the experience proved to be informative and I came away with some new information.  Next time I want to log in early and use my web cam and have it display for others to view.