Today we did a fair amount of work together on the Theme and Terms Study for And then there were none. We did also have an example of student work from a quiz. We took a look at the structure of a level four answer from a quiz that was done recently. It was a very good dissection and discussion of what worked and what did not work.
We also did a couple of fun things - on "How to use your phone for things other than Instagram" or "How to use your phone as a tool, not a toy". I showed students a few apps I use - Learn Swift, Polar Beat, ICE and At Bat to name just a few.
Learn Swift is an app designed to help people learn how to put together their own apps for the iPhone. Sky View Free is an astronomy app that shows the constellations, the planets and other interesting things. Polar Beat is an app that can monitor your heart rate as you exercise, as long as you have the heart rate monitor chest strap. (A student asked me; I have the H7 Polar HR Monitor). At Bat is an app that let me watch major league baseball games off of my cell phone with a monthly fee. I watched most of the Blue Jay 2016 season either on my phone or on my Apple TV at home.
I also had a few students repeatedly request to follow me on Instagram during the class. After some discussion and a first and then a second refusal to allow them to follow me, a third request was put in by four or five students in class. We then had a discussion of digital boundaries and appropriate use of social media. This type of activity is not something I ever encourage.
After we finished with the projected material, we got to read to page 98 of the text. It's almost halfway through the book, and we have some material due soon! (Due dates on the right side of the blog).
One other thing I said I would post for this class was this:
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