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