Jigsaw 104

Link to Recording

As you can see a screenshot my storyboard is above. 

• In my session I used pane 1 to help my students put a face with a name and turned on my webcam.  I like to do this a few times throughout the semester, just so my students can see me and know that there is a real person behind what is going on in the class!  I would like to add some music to use for future sessions as well. 
• In pane 2, as you can see, I have my Welcome Session Powerpoint.  I use PowerPoint quite often in my sessions.  I like to enlarge the presentation so it is easier to see and I use the follow me pointer a good bit as well.  That is very useful in helping the students know what I am referring to and where I am on the slide.  
• In pane 3, I used a survey.  I do not think it showed up in the recording, but as you can see from the screenshot it was there.  I also used the notes feature and discussed the benefits of using that.  
• In pane 4, I have a fun image loaded.  I like to use these to make the room feel a little more comfortable and also to know that I am present and working in the room also!  I sometimes like to put informational images there in pane 4 as well.  

Reflection:

I have truly learned a good bit from going through these 4 sessions of Jigsaw U.  I have to admit that I was pretty lost in the beginning of last semester, but I feel like I have come a long way with this new program.  I know I still have a good bit to learn and perfect, but I have enjoyed learning about this and trying new things.  I hope I can continue to learn and work to improve my jigsaw sessions.  

Jigsaw 103

PANE 3

For Jigsaw 103, we were to demonstrate the use of pane 3 and pane 4.  Above you can see where I utilized pane 3 to do a survey with my class.  Unfortunately, on this particular evening I did not have any students who up to my session, so I was unable to actually try it out.  But I do look forward to trying it again in the future.  As you can see I survey was going to help me gather information about what day of the week and time would be most convenient for my students to be able to attend.  Obviously, the night I had selected on my own was not most convenient for my students!  I was also trying to see if they would prefer me to preview upcoming material or what they would like me to do in the sessions instead of previewing new material.  I like the fact that we can gather reports/graphs from these surveys.  That makes it much easier to see what most of the responses are and how to move forward with those responses.

I have also used pane 3 for notes in previous sessions.  I would allow students to post questions and ideas in pane 3.  Obviously, the students enjoyed that.  they felt a little more involved in the session that way.  The map feature that is available in pane 3 is also interesting.  I like to keep up with where my students are located in the state.  So that feature is pretty cool.

PANE 4

Pane 4 is useful for adding fun images, like the one above, and for adding informational images, also like the one above.  I have tried using pane 4 with my tablet to be able to write and solve math problems, but that was pretty difficult.  I hope to continue working on that and improve my use of pane 4.  I think this could be a great tool for teachers, especially in math classes.  But it will just take some getting used to and adjustment time!