I gave a presentation to my peers today on tips and tricks for using Gradebook. I had spend some time researching what are the new features to the program for this year and even went "old school" and created a handout for people to have when they left. I was hoping they would use it for taking notes - don't know if they actually did.
One thing that I do know is that I had more information than time. I don't know if I did a good job of prioritize what I should cover. I did really enjoy the questions/tips from my peers, but I was worried that I was not going to get through my content and did not let their conversation develop into what could be a great peer sharing session. That is one of my stumbling blocks on teaching technology I get stuck on getting through all the content I tend to stifle the conversation that can lead to good peer collaboration. ** Mental note to work on that**
I did enjoy sharing my tips/tricks but I don't know if everyone there was wanting to learn or if they were there because they had to be one session. I do hope that they walked away with at least one thing new! The gradebook is a program that we are working in constantly and having a better way to work in it can really streamline your work efficiency.
At the end of the faculty share session I did send out a google form for feedback on which session they attended and what they learned. I do hope everyone fills it out truthfully so in the future they can get what they need in a way they wanted.
I did learn while pulling together my handouts for this presentation that Word 2010 has a cool new feature for inserting screen capture images! Check it out under Insert menu, it worked great and gave some very clear images.
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