today in 420, all my plans for computer/projector object lessons died because the instructor computer seemed to fry itself to death. so I swapped to a student station and posted links to some of the things I had planned to show, and left students to look through them on their own. it was useful that we were meeting in a lab and I was able to do that.
other things I’ve done with the tech in these labs:
collected lesson plan links on Pinterest– the non-linear layout suits my random personality very well
had students join a class Pinterest board and post visualizations or photoshop tutorial projects
hosted class discussion forums where students either respond to readings or post links to examples they’ve been researching (today it was the worst/ugliest/weirdest resumes)
showed videos
played audio podcasts
linked to resources like the OWL or other helpful how-to things
had students pull up drafts and then rotate around the room adding comments/feedback/questions
I like how your experience in class today brings to mind the importance of being able to think on your feet and to use the other resources at hand to make the technology work for you. And I also appreciate the fact that you utilize a variety of tech resources–from Pinterest to podcasts–with your students. I wonder how this multilayering allows not just students but also us as teachers to expand their/our thinking about all the different things we can do with tech, when afforded the opportunity to work with it.