I can't believe the course is over. It has been a long semester filled with many projects. I learned alot from all of the assignments. I feel that I will be able to use technology effectively in my future classroom.
Keeping a blog!
I have enjoyed keeping a blog throughout the semester. In the future, I will definitely introduce my students to keeping a blog. There are many benefits to having students keep their own blogs.
My Personal Website
I also enjoyed making my own personal website. Freewebs.com was very easy to use. I tried to make my website look as "techy" as possible. I really liked the background and images I used to format my website. I like how the website is organized. In the future I would definitely make a website for my classroom. It is a great way to communicate with parents and students.
I put alot of time and effort into my personal website. I have a respect for those
My Wiki
I had a hard time thinking of a theme for my wiki. I decided to create a theme that I have been working on with a student during fieldwork. During fieldwork I have been working with a third grade student. We have been reading Diary of a Wimpy Kid and keeping his own journal as well. We have been working to improve his sequencing and summarizing skills. Some of the ideas in the wiki I have used with my student. Other ideas I took from Web 2.0 tools I learned in class. Wikispaces was very easy to use. It was easy to upload pictures and make external as well as internal links.
My ICP Project
My ICP project was using audio/video podcasts to enhance 21st century skills. I was very interested in this topic as we had briefly touched upon it during class. As I researched podcasting I learned how to create my own podcast. It is very easy to do. I downloaded all of the necessary programs which were all free!!! I also found many great teacher and student made podcasts. I listened to a student made podcast from a student in kindergarten. It was amazing to hear students create radio podcasts.
Overall, I really enjoyed this class. This was my first online class so it took a little getting used to not learning with a teacher in front of me. I learned many new tools that I can use in the classroom to enhance my teaching and my students learning.
That's great that you took a different approach in using your wiki. I used Freewebs.com as well for my personal site and I agree, it was easy to use. It also had many layouts and colors to be creative with. I also enjoyed this class and we have a lot of tools to take into our own future classrooms!
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