finalist presentations

I'm not sure I understood what the videos and presentations were supposed to be about. The couple that won the competition definitely put the most effort into their project, but I wasn't impressed with the technology they were using (I think they were just using a website as there technolgy). However, with all of those premade lesson plans I will definitely check their site out. I really liked the project that Amiee and her partner came up with. It was simple, but their idea to connect people from all over the world in a debate is something that would be helpful in learning about other cultures and for seeing other peoples point of veiw. It was great to see all of the technologies that teachers have available to them to help students learn. However, the projects that used technologies from the internet and cheap things were more appealing to me. With all of the budget cuts that are occuring and all the teachers getting laid off, I couldn't justify getting a class set of ipads. I got by just fine without such expensive technologies.