- A photo my students took using the Lenovo in class. The kicking machine they made was used to test how different psi can affect the pass kick of the ball. (Sounds familiar but it was a different sport and done before the football issue)
I had been loaned an Ipad from school and taken a class to get up to speed. Though it was a wonderful tool, and could do so many things (many I have not discovered) I was very pleased when I received the Lenovo product to use for my Kenan Fellows work. I am definitely a keypad type of person for the text (typing or keying for us older types)work and really appreciate the convenience of having the usb port for a mouse or flash drive. It makes all of the difference when I can carry it along to school after looking for information at home. I especially like being able to do research when stretched out on the bed in front of the TV. I know this seems lazy, but I am so busy and the compact, lightweight and easy to handle product is a joy to use. My Kenan lesson plan involves taking videos and photos for the students to use. It is so simple to hand them the pad portion and let them video and then drop the video on their flash drive. Did I mention uber-easy? You can see the results of their project photos to the left. When making a presentation or portfolio entry, the pictures make a tremendous difference in understanding. The camera is also a dream for any teacher to be able to take the pics and then drop them straight to Edmodo or a flash drive for students. I really do enjoy being able to find the perfect u tube video clip for my classes take it in the next morning and bob-ba-da bing connect it to the project or with my connector cord (purchased for my home TV) and adapter for the CTX. Did I mention how easy it is? Now on a personal note, I can use it to download shows and movies to my TV. I could mention how great is is to use when I want to watch NC SPIN or How it is Made, which I do, but once in a while Amazon Prime shows can be viewed also. We are now able to get hundreds of texts from Amazon (ck12) and I have a copy of an engineering text and a nanotechnology text on my Lenvo. The students can use a class set of Kindles and my class for the first time in over 10 years has some form of a text book. This Lenovo product has made my life as a teacher so much easier and I am thankful for the opportunity to have such a product to use in my classroom, my home and on the go.
PS. The over-the shoulder bag holds my Lenovo, my password book and a small wallet for travel almost anywhere. Thank you so much!!!!