Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Reflection
Photo credit to Ana (Me).
This course was extremely helpful and informative about
using technology in education. I was able to demonstrate my skills about
computers and websites and expand my creativity online. By writing online
journals, I was able to both express my thoughts and discuss the textbooks
content to the public. The website review assignment allowed me to evaluate and
recognize which websites to trust. The discussion board was a way for us as
students to interact with each other online and discuss topics. It gave us the opportunity
to analyze and evaluate each topic and the involvement of technology. Two projects
that enabled us to cooperate with classmates as a team was the wiki and collaborative
lesson plan. The wiki and webquest helped me “create a portfolio with samples
reflecting ways technology can support classroom management, administration,
and teaching in a K-12 classroom” (Coleman). When I was creating the wiki, I managed to create a Voki for visual and audio enhancement. The webquest gave me an
opportunity to design an internet assignment using several online resources for
middle school students. I learned how to give credit to photos and search
non-copyright photos on Google and Flickr. GPS-Caching was an outstanding way
to get the classroom involved and away from lectures. The last project, the
teacher e-portfolio, was a project where I put all of what I learned in class
into this website. It allowed me to view how I’ve developed over the semester.
The overall quality of the course was more than just about right. I learned
more things in this class than in any other class. There are no suggestions improving
this course, since what I’ve learned will be useful now and for the future. As
a future teacher, I will be able to use these skills for my students in the
classroom.
Resources:
Coleman. (n.d.). Edison State
College Syllabus. . Retrieved April 24, 2014, from
http://eme2040edison.wikispaces.com/file/view/EME%202040%20INTRO%20TO%20TECH%20FOR%20EDUC_Coleman_SP14.pdf/479780492/EME%202040%20INTRO%20TO%20TECH%20FOR%20EDUC_Coleman_SP14.pdf
