C4T #2

Mrs. Yim

     Mrs. Yim is actually a former student of EDM 310, who said in her own EDM 310 Class Blog that she thought technology in schools only took place in a computer lab. Look at her now!

     Mrs. Yim's class did a project on what they like to call, Hippie Man. Mrs. Yim hung iPad's from the ceiling with ribbon, inside a ziplock bag, over the desks of her students to record their special projects. The students did Art In Motion by videoing themselves as they put together a model using construction paper, then they created a google presentation, and edited it by themselves. I told her that I admired her for using this technology in her classroom, and also the students for their willingness to learn new things. The students seemed pretty excited about what they had done.

     When I went back for my second comment, there had not been a new post, but as I was looking through older posts, I found another presentation that the students had created. They had been on a field-trip to the Mobile Museum of Art where they examined various works of art, including collages. They were then allowed to create their own collage, but theirs was brought to life once again. There are so many advantages to this activity. First of all, the children are allowed to be creative, which is very important. Secondly, they learn how to work together and problem solve. Most of all, they are learning to use technology by actually using it!