Today in READ 411 we had our group presentation. Looking back on it now, maybe we could have changed a few things but overall we had an interactive activity to conclude the presentation. Our lesson goal was to teach our classmates the first three articles of the Constitution (which is the three branches of government).To begin, we created a PowerPoint to present our information. Although we were very thorough with breaking down the descriptions for each branch, maybe we could have made the presentation increase participation. I believe that PowerPoint can be helpful with teaching a particular topic, however a main theme from this semester has taught me that technology must SUPPORT the lesson plan and not replace it. Students could also utilize PowerPoint as a way to communicate information or create graphic organizers. For our group presentation we received a few recommendations from our fellow classmates that can help us do better in the future.
At the end of the PowerPoint we had a game of jeopardy, asking questions we had brought up in our presentation. We used an Internet website to create the jeopardy table; you could find almost anything online! We used Jeopardylabs to create our presentation template. However, I am sure there are other types of activities that promote interaction on the Internet. This activity completely changed the atmosphere of our lesson, as people were actively participating. This was a great way to utilize technology in order to foster student involvement. On our survey, numerous students cited how much fun they had during the activity. I will definitely use this website, or any other, to create fun ways to teach my students.
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