Screencast Blog

I chose to reflect on Jamie Maurus' screecast. This screencast was WONDERFUL! I can really see that Jamie has had multiple experiences with technology. Everything on her page was so well organized and she had SO many sites and resources. Her voice thread was so natural sounding and she was very prepared when she gave the "tour". I like how she explained many aspects of what she learned that were both included in her screencast but also links that took you outside of the screencast. It helped that she actually went to google docs rather than just telling you about. This just showed me how even when you have been teaching for a couple years you are still learning and exploring. Overall, I think Jamie did a spectacular job and it was a pleasure having her in my house!

Reflection Blog

I can honestly say I learn so much by taking this course. I was hesitant to take this class at first because I am not a huge technology fan but I can say that I picked up on many different skills and resources that I would never have come across if it weren't for this class. I never realized how benefitial technology is to students learning. Before my education classes I always heard children and technology spoken in a negative way but now I see so many advantages.

It was great to be able to communicate with my classmates through blogs, facebook and email. This definitely makes cooperative learning easier. I also was exposed to various new ideas by scoping out other classmates work. Everyone has done such and excellent job.

I think I have come along way throughout this course. It was a struggle at first to try to teach myself new skills that I was unfamiliar with but the more often I used my computer, the easier the labs became! I look forward to implementing technology into my own classroom as well as show others what I have learned!