Project #10

This is a reflection on what we have learned in EDU314: Teaching with Computers.  I entered this class doubting that there was much more I needed to know about computers that would be useful for me when I become a teacher, but I was instantly proven wrong.  This class has taught me about many programs that I did not know even existed such as Nvu, wsftp, and photo story 3 for windows.  It also helped me to expand my current knowledge of programs such as, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Publisher.  I learned many things that I feel will be very helpful and valuable once I become a teacher to help my students to become successful and to keep up with their technological skills.  I really enjoyed learning how to make a webpage and how to add my own touch to it.  There were many challenges to this project though.  If you did not link the correct thing, or you did not publish a specific part and it didn’t show up when you went to preview your page you patience was tested.  This class required both individual work as well as group work. Four out of our ten projects that we have worked on over this semester were group projects; they included a brochure for Math Day, creation of a elementary school website, as well as the creation of a web quest, as well as a PowerPoint virtual fieldtrip.  Individually we created our website, made a word search, and got to make a photo story.  I feel that working in small groups is helpful learning wise, but it can be hard to get a project done when you don’t all have the same schedule and find it hard to meet up to work on it.  I feel that in my future teaching group work will be very much a part of my teaching philosophy.  I think it is important for children to get used to it when they are young because they will have to be dealing with it throughout their lives also.  Overall this was a very helpful course that will help me in my future teaching endeavors to make my classes challenging but also fun for my students.


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