Powerpoint Kiosk

Whitney Tomita
Today we reviewed our powerpoint kiosks and there were many things about others projects that I liked. I really enjoyed how the natural disasters powerpoint had sound effects for almost everything. The volcano slide made a cool eruption sound, for example. I also liked how the correct and incorrect answer slides had evil laughing or applause. It was funny. For the health powerpoint, I enjoyed the idea of incorporating children working with their parents. Health is something that is greatly overlooked, and it was a good idea to have them learn the information together. Lastly, for the Woodland Park Zoo powerpoint, I liked the idea of having a narrator. I also enjoyed that it was characters from Beauty and the Beast because many children like that movie.

My group didn’t really have any difficulties with this project. The one thing that I still wish we could change is how the review activity works. I liked how if you get the wrong answer, you have to go back and review the material, but I wish that you couldn’t just skip to the third question/end. I don’t know how to make it so that you won’t have to redo all the previous questions if you get one wrong, and make it so the children can’t just skip ahead.

There are many ways that I plan on using kiosks in my teaching. First, it is a fun and different way to incorporate technologies. Children can work on the computer and do the activities. It is very interactive and a different technique so can be fun. It can also be a good way to review. In my practicum, the students can take review quizzes for books to make sure they get the main ideas. This is something that they really enjoy and even bicker over sometimes. I think that using kiosks as review quizzes could be a motivating and enjoyable assessment method. Lastly, I will use kiosks to teach new information. Everyone in my group did different topics and I feel like I could learn with others about these subjects. It is a good group activity and informative at the same time!