Final Course Reflection

In this class, I have learned how to use numerous amounts of tools to help myself in my home setting and to use as teacher and student. I have also learned how to research more promptly and how to effectively find things on the web. Also, the tools we have been introduced to will help use greatly in our own classrooms and will help gather ideas and information. My strong points are following directions very specifically, I tend to read the directions quite a few times to make sure I did not miss anything. Also, I enjoy doing projects and creating things I like to think of myself as creative. Some of my weak points are research, for some reason I have a hard time finding the right data. I guess I do not dig deep enough into the information and am lazy about it. Another weak point of mine is writing, I like to write about experiences and thoughts but writing long blogs is not my cup of tea. I like to address the main points and be finished, not in a detailed manner. Some future learning goals that could help myself in weak points would be to do more research and maybe think outside the box for details. Details are important for instance in books, it would be boring if the book just gave you the beginning and ending. I plan on integrating technology in my classroom with tools I have learned in this class. Including, concept maps, quiz let, Google site, and google groups. With myself wanting to teach younger grades like first and kindergarten, some tools I cannot use in my classroom. I would love to have a pramethemoen board in my classroom. This tool can be used in all grades and is great for interactive learning and engaging students to learn. It is a tool every school wants but they are very expensive. Most schools down here have them because after the hurricane, they were donated. Many tools can be used in the classroom and I will further my knowledge of technology and make sure my students are always using to newest tools to create fresh ideas.

Assistive Technology

           This is a great tool for people who are disabled in some way. There are many different tools with assistive technology for different disabilities like the stick key, sound when keying, and the high contrast option. Also, the screen print key is very helpful and I did not know how to use it before this class. It is great to see there are tools out there for the disabled with technology because technology is such a big part of our daily lives. Soon, we won’t even need keyboard and we can just verbally talk to our computers and make it easier on everyone.  The NETS tied to this tool is about the easy use of technology. This tool does act as an advocate to those who use these tools to help navigate technology easier.

 Assistive Technology Presentation

Concept Map

         Concept mapping is a great tool to use in many subjects, but extremely useful in education. When using the map, you are getting a visual view of the information and it is displayed in a different way for learning. They are intriguing tools, because of the different styles and pictures you can use to teach the information. Kid Inspiration is an exciting way to create lessons and pictures for all ages in elementary. It has great techniques to use symbols and pictures to where it will captivate student’s attention. One of the first standards listed is to facilitate students learning, creativity and in a virtual environment. Both concept mapping and Kid Inspiration are great tools to help kids express their ideas and designs. Like I did say in my movie blog, NET-S lists: “NETS: Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.” With this standard in mind, the concept mapping is a great tool to innovate information is a creative display. Prompting children’s creativity is the most important factor in my opinion because they can discover ideas more naturally and it is fun for the students.

Web Site

The Google Site is a great tool to use for many ways like a personal website like we created, or for a business, organization, company, etc. In today's world, almost the whole world in technology based, and with website this gives us easy access to information across the globe. NETS-T states that using online technology promotes a great deal of learning because the world is at your fingertips. Like in my earlier post, people use Google for almost anything multimedia wise. To know you can also create a FREE website is phenomenal. In today's world, nothing is free so this does help us citizens in this economy to not have to pay for something to can greatly help us with our job, business, or organization. The website was slightly difficult for me to use and I am caught up on the technology skills of today. It was very detailed and could have contained more instructions and help on where to find things and how to apply certain things to the website. Overall, it was free so that is the best part but it was hard to navigate with building the site. The NETS tied to this tool is also the important of communication was technology. Of course, this is a great tool used for mainly communication to the world about your information you want to share.

Google Site

Google Groups

Google groups is a great tool to use for all sorts of use like school, work, organizations, and socially. I am sure many businesses and clubs use this tool for communication not only because it is easy but because it is free! Before taking this class, I was not aware of all the tools Google offered and we did use quite a few in the classroom this semester. I found it very useful to use for our class because it gives our class the opportunity to communicate about questions, assignments, etc. Like NETS-T states, communication is a great way to use multimedia. Google is the far best example for this standard because it sets the bar for multimedia and the internet. Google has the web, images, videos, music, blogs, etc. That defines multimedia what I just listed. Furthermore, Google is an outstanding tool to use in many, many ways in which I use every day for email and to browse the web.

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Story

Social Community

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

NETS: Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. - See more at: http://www.guide2digitallearning.com/ideas/making_connection_common_core_and_national_educational_technology_standards#sthash.lOfN4pqZ.dpuf

My Movie

        My movie was a great tool to learn how to implement into my classroom because you can incorporate memories and lessons into live action, which will capture the audience’s attention. With using this is in the classroom, students will engage more with the lesson with capturing their attention and make them want to learn. Common core lists how important communication and collaboration is in the classroom. With this specific movie tool, teachers can share with others around the world and show how their classes are learning or projects their classes have done on certain subjects. Common core says using technology in the classroom interreges and prompts students learning but, teachers do have to realize the content they are adding into the movie and remember to cite sources because teachers can only use 10% of data. Also, adding students pictures is a delicate thing and teachers must get parents’ permission at all times. Creativity and innovation are listed in NET-S and with the my movie tool, this opens the door for creativity and ideas on how to express different kinds of information.

Dr. Parker I have tried several computers and internet connections and I could not get my movie to pull up. I know you can understand how frustrating it is when technology does not work.

Web Tools

The web tools assignment was a great way to help us learn how to incorporate those tools with our teaching. You can use those tools for just about anything and I am glad I know how to use them now especially as a student. The quiz let will be great for learning words and the rubric website looks like a lifesaver for teachers! I actually just used the crossword puzzle for another class to incorporate in a lesson of mine. I also used in my thematic unit a concept map and it was the perfect tool because I was able to use pictures to help make it more fun and interesting for children. Another tool I used in my science class was my quizlet account. It makes it extremely easy to use and you get a great studying tool with hardly any effort. I would much rather use quizlet than write out my own note cards every time for a test.

In the common core standards, it tells us that technology is a great tool to use in the classroom. All of these tools we have learned can be greatly implemented in our classroom and we can use these tools to broaden our students horizons with finding information from different sources. Technology is growing tremendously and our students need to be on board with todays generation, which means us teachers need to be aware of the technological changes and to always be up to par.  

Rubric

 Quizlet

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