Well, the results are in!
Present.me was a hit!
My first class of the day is a co-taught English course. My co-teacher said that when Present.me opened and my face popped up, our students got silent immediately. Ms. Marks said that the kids were quiet and paid attention the entire time I spoke. Hurrah!
The kids said I was like "the Wizard of Oz" and thought my mistakes were hilarious. One student felt like I was "staring into his soul" from the screen. Another wished I'd called them out by name and told them to be good. I guess they just wanted some more entertainment.
When I asked students if they preferred listening to me on Present.me or just listening to a substitute, they said they didn't care either way. This made me feel good about it because I'd prefer the kids listen to me give instructions and hear them exactly how I want. I am a control freak, I guess.
Success!
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Friday, October 5, 2012
Present.me: Waiting for Feedback
Today's a Vertical Team day for me, so I am out of the classroom today.
Or am I?
I said I wanted to experiment with present.me for a day I was out. I wanted to leave my lesson or instructions for my students. It's the controlling I-love-my-job-but-I-enjoy-getting-away-every-now-and-then-but-it-stiiiiiinks-to-create-sub-plans part of me. Could present.me just be the answer I've been waiting for? Tell a sub 'press play' and then the students watch the rest unfold before them?
We'll see.
Present.me was super user friendly. I created the Power Point I wanted to run during my presentation, created my account, and then uploaded the slides quickly to the website.
Then I was ready to record. I saw myself appear on the screen. It's always a horrifying experience seeing yourself bob about on the screen in front of you. Do I really have that many chins? Sweet Pete, has my hair looked like that all day? My students must be absolutely incapable of comprehending what I say if my eyebrows do that all the time and my voice sounds this appalling! Get over it, right? If this actually accomplishes what I want it to, present.me will be worth it, chins and all.
I recorded about five minutes of footage. I'll admit: I didn't even take the time to re-record my goofs. It's more authentic that way, right? The kids will stay tuned in to chuckle at me. And I'll say, parts are funny. Watching myself attempt to gesture at the Power Point I know is hovering close to my head is humorous. I never did get that part down. Oh well.
https://trumanmslibrary.present.me/private/8EAA23C3-334B-413E-BDA7F15EC5D0E68D
So now I sit and wait. Will it work? Will a sub actually show up to press play? If a sub didn't show up, could someone else hypothetically press play and let the class go? Would they actually work feeling my 'presence' from the screen?
Or am I?
I said I wanted to experiment with present.me for a day I was out. I wanted to leave my lesson or instructions for my students. It's the controlling I-love-my-job-but-I-enjoy-getting-away-every-now-and-then-but-it-stiiiiiinks-to-create-sub-plans part of me. Could present.me just be the answer I've been waiting for? Tell a sub 'press play' and then the students watch the rest unfold before them?
We'll see.
Present.me was super user friendly. I created the Power Point I wanted to run during my presentation, created my account, and then uploaded the slides quickly to the website.
Then I was ready to record. I saw myself appear on the screen. It's always a horrifying experience seeing yourself bob about on the screen in front of you. Do I really have that many chins? Sweet Pete, has my hair looked like that all day? My students must be absolutely incapable of comprehending what I say if my eyebrows do that all the time and my voice sounds this appalling! Get over it, right? If this actually accomplishes what I want it to, present.me will be worth it, chins and all.
I recorded about five minutes of footage. I'll admit: I didn't even take the time to re-record my goofs. It's more authentic that way, right? The kids will stay tuned in to chuckle at me. And I'll say, parts are funny. Watching myself attempt to gesture at the Power Point I know is hovering close to my head is humorous. I never did get that part down. Oh well.
https://trumanmslibrary.present.me/private/8EAA23C3-334B-413E-BDA7F15EC5D0E68D
So now I sit and wait. Will it work? Will a sub actually show up to press play? If a sub didn't show up, could someone else hypothetically press play and let the class go? Would they actually work feeling my 'presence' from the screen?
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