Final Reflection

This class is a good class. I think that it is very important for future teachers to experience a course like this one, but maybe not all in one night. Monday night was the only time that fit into my busy schedule and so I had to go with it. I am not very experienced with technology at all! Everything we talked about was new to me: gmail, blogs, itunes, etc. I just moved into my first home and we do not have the internet. I know this is my own personal problem, and yes, it definitely became a problem! Especially with the website. It was very challenging to find time to work on it when I commute, work and don't have the internet at home. I'm not saying that the assignments are too demanding, I'm reflecting that I was not in the best circumstances to take this course. The iMovie, the slide show, and well, everything took me so long to do! But I feel more comfortable with gmail and many other of the tools that we learned to use in this class. I definitely have some useful take-aways and have already used Google docs for another of my classes!

Digital Story

    

This is a story I created using iMovie. It is an "About Me" feature that I can upload to my teacher blog and classroom website. It is a good way for students and their families to learn a little bit more about me, and feel like they already know me! 

I had never made an iMovie before so this took many long hours. I was one of the few who hadn't used iTunes before this and I don't have a Mac computer accessible to me outside of this one TPTE classroom computer. So making this was a challenge, but one that I am very glad I completed!

Interactive Spreadsheet

Here is the example of an interactive spreadsheet I created using Microsoft Excel.

I can see myself using this tool in my classroom, especially for older students. It is a great way to spend time efficiently and save paper!

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B43_WFNpa3guNDk5ZGIxOTQtZWFjMy00Yjg5LWJmYTYtMDhmZDNjMjk1MWVi

Storybird

Storybird is the Web 2.0 that I presented to the class. It is so cute and a great way for teachers and students to collaborate online in a creative fashion. Unlike many web 2.0 tools, storybird is already catered to teachers with the capability of creating an assignment, adding students and grading the finished products online. It's free and really cute and I will use this as a teacher to engage students more in-depth into a subject.

Animoto

I really enjoyed using Animoto. But I could really only envision using it for my own personal use rather than for a classroom. I think I may use it sparingly to introduce a new topic to older students (4th, 5th grade). It really isn't in-depth enough for me to use it as a project assignment or anything. But personally, I thought it was awesome!