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Denton ISD students at the ATC configuring their weld |
Often students need to mock up drawings, and create prints and plans before they begin work. I strongly encourage students to communicate with members of their team to ensure a proper understanding before they begin work.
The Interactive Whiteboard afforded us the opportunity to have an actual photo of a 1940 pickup truck on the board, and students were able to annotate the drawing with the marker tools. Once the students had marked the photo, then erased and marked again in some instances, they were then able to save the images they had marked up.
This method was much easier to translate than some beginner print drawings. It was also easier to mark and erase the picture than it would be to erase hand drawn print. Once they had a clear understanding of what each other was trying to express, then they could move on to the hand drawing on graph paper, without the frustration of miscommunication, and the labor of redrawing multiple prints. This is typically a frustrating process that was streamlined with the use of the Interactive Whiteboard. My students enjoyed the planning process, whereas it often felt like drudgery in the beginning before this innovative tool.
Guest Blogger: Rebecca Hendricks:
Rebecca Hendricks is the Welding Instructor at the Denton
LaGrone ATC and an adjunct for NCTC night classes at the ATC. She has been
sharing her passion for fusing metal with her students for six years. She plans
to transition from AWS CAWI status to AWS CWI this year, a highly sought after
accomplishment among her welding peers. While at the LaGrone ATC she has led
her welding students to two National contest wins in the two years they have
competed. Being a local girl, graduating with an Advanced Academic Honors
diploma from Krum High School, she is proud to call Denton home. Rebecca
completed her Bachelors of Science, at Texas A&M University. Follow her
Welding students @dentonatcwelds
Truly an awesome teacher and students! Great Job Mrs Hendricks!
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