Sheila Matthews

Sheila MatthewsCHEP

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We discussed going to computerized testing in the past instead of pencil and paper test that we use now. What issues have you experienced with computerized testing, and what did you do to fix the issues?

I took a course that utilized second life and hated it.  One night while working on my assignment, my 25 year old daughter came in and asked what I was doing. She sat down beside me and loved it. She was so excited about playing with it. She said this is awesome. The whole time, I was thinking "this is stupid". I have talked to several people who have either utilized second life in the classroom, or been a student in a class that used it.  It is definately a generational thing.  Depending on the age of the person I… >>>

I try to integrate technology into my classroom, but sometimes all of the technology overwhelms the computer system and it just shuts down or takes forever to load the next slide in a powerpoint. So I have found that some times less is more.
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I just completed ED110 and it was the best class ever.  It helps me understand what is causing stress in me and my students and techniques we can all use to reduce stress in our lives.  I'm going to try increasing my exercise to help reduce stress.  I started with taking the stairs at work instead of the elevator.

How do you deal with the student who always has a sick child, or death in family and cannot get work turned in on time?
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What ice breaker activities have you used in class? and was it successful?

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