Google Sign-Up

Video 3 created! I have posted a minute and half video that reviews the steps for creating and setting up their google accounts. I know that they cane easily find more instruction on the internet if they want to, but I went over it exactly like I did in class. I think that this allows the students to follow along much better at home because they are familiar with the process already. Again, these videos are not being used to teach new ideas. I think it is important to remember that these videos serve as reinforcement for concepts or a review of a process.

Reinforcement in Technology!

I am going to present Google to my students this week. It is usually a little confusing because we do not have time for each student to create an account in class. I usually show them using the projector, but it is often difficult for them to remember all of the steps involved in creating an account. I also have found that a handout does not help much because it is difficult for them to visualize, even if I include pictures. Therefore I am going to be working on a video that will help the students sign up for an account at home. I am hoping that this will limit the amount of e-mails I get from them asking for a few steps. I am going to try to troubleshoot a little bit in each video. At this point, I can usually guess the types of questions they are going to have about this process.