Blog Post #1
Google+ in the K-12 Classroom
In this post Mr. Deyamport discusses four ways to use Google Hangouts in the classroom. He elaborates on how you can use Hangouts to help your class become more engaged and interactive with lessons taught in your classroom. The four different ways he talks about are: World Cultures, Novel Studies, College readiness, and Summer Programs.
A Google Hangout is a free group chat feature which allows users to set up a video chat room!
Through World Cultures he gives an example of how you can choose a country of study and set up Hangouts with students from that country, also how teachers could use Hangouts with Museum Directors and people who have ties with the country or area of the class is studying. With Novel Studies, Mr. Deyamport recommends using Hangouts with other classes across the Country who are discussing the same books as your students, by assigning your students to discuss the plot, character development, and theme. Under college readiness, he recommends using Google Hangouts to talk to college counselors and college students. And last Mr. Deyamport talks about using Hangouts for summer programs, such as having your students meet through Google Hangouts rather than the classroom.
Comment #1
I started off by introducing myself and telling him how much I enjoyed reading his blog. I did mention that I wasn't quite sure what a Google Hangout was so I clicked on his link he had from YouTube, to view a Hangout from a Master Class. It was really neat. It reminded me of an updated and improved version of Skype.
Blog Post #2
Who did I meet at MECA 2013? Eric Sheninger
MECA stands for Mississippi Educational Computing Association and is held in Jackson, MS.
Eric Sheninger is a principle at New Milford High School located in Bergen County, NJ. He was a guest speaker at MECA 2013. Mr. Deyamport starts off by saying he met Eric Sheninger on Tweeter three years ago. They became friends and that Eric Sheninger was very supportive of his work. Mr. Deyamport goes on to talk about Mr. Sheninger's speech at the convention and post a video of him speaking on how he uses social technologies to engage and enrich the learning experiences of the students at his school. Then he lists all Eric Sheninger's accomplishments, which were quiet fascinating.
Comment #2
I started off by saying I was glad he enjoyed his visit to Mississippi and glad that he finally got to meet Eric Sheninger in person, and that since he spoke so highly of Eric Sheninger, I decided to visit his webpage to learn more about him. I watched most of his videos that were posted. I was impressed with how far he has come since 2009 just by simply having the willingness to learn.
I would highly recommend viewing his webpage (http://ericsheninger.com/) look around a bit. He has some great ideas and inspirational videos.
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