Video Reflection

In my past life I was a video editor for a local TV station. I edited video for the morning and evening news. For my education technology class I had to shoot and edit a video. This is a completely different experience from what I’m used to dealing with. I know that we should have planned more before starting to shooting our project, so we would be better organized and have a more cohesive project. I really do like editing video, and it is something I have missed the past few years. I’m hoping I can get my students to do some video projects in the future. I am confident that I can teach my students how to use iMovie or windows movie maker, but I’m not sure that I will have the time as a new teacher to take on such a project. I’m also not sure that I will have the cameras or computers for the students to use to make videos.

Online Quizes

I found a website called that quiz where teachers can make up online tests. I did a sample class and test on angles that you can take here. The neat thing about this website is that you can assign each student their own password, but the students don't actually need their own account. It automatically gives the correct answers and the grade at the end, and collects the scores for the teacher. The teacher can set up different classes and assign quizzes to each class separately. They also have a whole bunch of quizzes and tests you can browse if you don't want to make up your own.

screen grab of a sample fractions test so you can see the user interface.