Webcast

I attended a webinar that discussed how to incorporate projects into your class.  I liked that the webinar included video; it kept my attention.  Some weaknesses were that some of the participants who chose to talk had a difficult time with their microphones or sharing their screen.  I found it just slowed the program and I lost interest when this happened.  I think I would participate in these in the future.

 It isn’t the same but I allow my students to research a history topic and then teach a lesson  for extra credit.  The participants are the other students who completed the extra credit.  The recording is then available for all of the students to watch.  Most of the students really like doing this.  They find it exciting and different.  I think it would be neat if I had my students create a webcast as a class project and then share the webcast with the same class in different states.  I could also incorporate webcasts into my lesson for the students to watch.  I haven’t explored very much but I’m sure I could find some history webcasts that are at my students’ level. 

Overall this was not a new experience for me because at my school most of our professional developments and faculty meetings are done in this format.  I think I will still attend webcasts because it is a great way to hear other teachers’ experiences and ideas.  It is always refreshing to hear new ideas and perspectives.