Attending a Webinar

I had the opportunity to attend a Simple K12 webinar titled “Integrate App Building Into Any K-12 Class or Subject”.  The webinar lasted around fifty minutes.  The webinar was hosted by a classroom teacher but overseen by a K-12 “moderator”.  The webinar discussed setting up and using the TouchDevelop web 2.0 site. 

I could see this type of webinar being used with students to show them how to develop their own apps. I believe the classroom teacher would best serve as the broadcaster to show students how to use the site and begin developing their own apps.  I’m not sure the students would be confident enough to broadcast their own knowledge of the site.

Strengths: The webinar was informative and the presenter was knowledgeable using the TouchDevelop site.  The site has lots of potential for use in an educational setting.

Weaknesses:  The “moderator” often interrupted the presenter to field questions form the audience.  I got the feeling that the presenter was not able to see everyone in the webinar.  I also felt that there was a ton of information to absorb in one webinar.  It might have been better to break the webinar into 2 sessions.