Reflection #7 Eyejot

I really like Eyejot and would be very interested in seeing the full capabilities. One of the reasons I really like how this is set up is the fact that you do not have to download any software nor do you have to store the videos yourself. This helps in schools when you have to go through quite a lot to download any software on the school computers. This aids in storage issues for the students also. The students and teacher won’t have to worry about forgetting their thumb drive or having large files stored on the school computer. This assignment was very easy to do and I can see this would be a very fun activity for students. Teachers are always looking for fun inexpensive ways to bring learning to students and this has great potential. The types of things you can do with this tool are leaving short video messages for students for lots of things. You could give directions for an assignment using this tool. This helps students who need to learn by viewing a way to learn. This also gives students a chance to use technology. Students can also be taught to create their own video messages. Students could answer discussion questions and send them to the teacher. Students could be assigned a section of a reading for students to read and discuss in a group. The group could then present key facts about the section using Eyejot. I think this tool also helps in the class atmosphere. I thought it was a great idea that we had to upload our video. The discussion board really doesn’t do what seeing a person speak can. This really helps me see our classmates as being more a part of the class and puts us a tiny step toward personal interaction. This assignment is very useful in my current field and could be something easily done throughout the college I work for. For instance, employees could use this as a recruiting tool. Recruiters could create a video talking about how great the college is and what it has to offer and post the video on Facebook and the college WebPages. It is also something I would use if I teach. This activity was a great hands-on assignment. My future learning goals in this area are to continue using this tool and learn what I can about it. Click here to access my Eyejot assignment.