May 27, 2009
It has been a week since my LSN students took the Government HSA. Since the exam, I have had students write reflections about what was hard/easy about the exam. Students also had to write about whether the wiki helped them prepare for the HSA. Students responded that the technology resources were a great help to them—one student wanted his other teachers to up their review materials on a wiki too.
One of my favorite comments came from a girl who said that while she was taking the HSA, she could hear my voice explaining items to her. I laughed when she said this, but it is great that the voicethreads were able to help my students retain information.
This summer, I plan to record my AP PowerPoints into a Voicethread format. With the downtime this summer, I will try to get a head start for next year. Many of my AP students saw how my LSN students were preparing and they were jealous.
