Thursday, February 12th, 2009...12:59 pm
Let’s Meet Online
Last night I observed Mrs. Porter and some of her AP Calculus students as they participated in a tutoring session. The neat thing about this session was that none of us were in the same room, we were in our homes, and yet I could hear each student and see the calculus problems as they were being solved.
Mrs. Porter used the program Elluminate to conduct her online interactive tutoring session. Elluminate provides synchronous learning opportunities including voice over Internet, web cam video, instant messaging, polling, creation of breakout rooms and the ability to archive and review the sessions.
Visit the Elluminate site to see if you might be interested in using this with your students. If you have more questions about the application of this tool, ask Mrs. Porter.
Here are a few screen shots I took last night during the session.
2 Comments
February 12th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I knew Ms. Porter was using Elluminate with her students. I think that is great. I am so glad that you shared this information on your blog so other teachers can see how incredibly useful and beneficial Elluminate can be.
I know some parents will be happy to know that their children really are working on homework when they are online.
February 17th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Isn’t this great! Ms. Porter is doing a terrific job using technology to assist both students and other AP Calculus teachers in Jefferson County Schools. Upon her own initiative, she used Elluminate to teach her class from home during an extended absence from school last year. In her new position as AP Math Lead Teacher, Ms. Porter continues to find great uses for “teachnology” such an interactive discussion groups with other Jefferson County AP Calculus teachers.
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