Placement Blog Post

To create the best teacher-student groups for the IDC class placements, I need each of your to write a blog post answering the following questions.  Please be honest about your strengths, weaknesses and preferences so that I can make the best possible matches.

1.   From the topics listed below, which two would you be best at?  Which one would not be a good fit for you?  Explain why.

–         Learning new pieces of software
–         Developing innovative classroom lessons using technology
–         Finding ways to incorporate technology into existing projects
–         Designing and developing websites
–         Teaching teachers and students to use technology and software
–         Finding online resources for teachers
–         Teaching video creation and editing techniques using Movie Maker

2. On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your skills in the following areas (include a one to two sentence justification for your rating)

–         Creativity
–         Responsibility
–         Web design
–         Developing action plans
–         Teaching other people
–         Meeting deadlines

3.  Are you comfortable leading a group of students?

4.  Would you prefer to work on your own, with a partner or in a team?

5.  Which subject area would you be most comfortable working in?  Are there any subjects areas you don’t want to work in?

–         Geography
–         History
–         Media
–         Business
–         English
–         Biology

Post due by 10:00 am on Wednesday, October 27th