Another week has passed and it's hard to believe that it has been six weeks already. This weeks assignments were very interesting and enjoyable, mainly because I learnt new things on Powerpoint (design keys and action instructions) I have been using Powerpoint for years and never felt the need to really change my presentations. Changes were usually limited to design and adding some pictures or photos to enhance my presentations. Making Powerpoint interactive is a very new feature to me and I will definitely make use of it in the future. When using Powerpoint I suppose its a case of "whatever works for you", but if you don't now what is available, you are losing out. I have made use of "text to dialogue" in a PPT presentations, and I must say the audience enjoyed it and so did I (just make sure your presentation is audible).
The prescribed readings on using technology for large classes was interesting but in our case its a "nice to have". Class sizes will always be a contentious issue, especially in South Africa. These technological innovations are fantastic but I believe we still have a long way to go, to catch up with the rest of the world. In some schools we have educators that make use of Mixit (social networking site) to give mathematics sums. The learners send the answers back to the teacher. This works quite effectively, because most of the learners have cellphones. Unfortunately technology can also be used for the wrong reasons. This week a school girl was given "roofies" (Rohypnol "date rape drug") and was gang raped on the property adjacent to her school. This incident was recorded by various pupils. The video footage was then up for sale on the internet for only R10 (+- $1,50), sad isn't it?. Fights on the playgrounds are also often recorded and desseminated.
Looking forward to week 7.
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