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Project #8:Technolgy Reflection
Throughout the semester I have
grown as a technology user, this course has helped me to develop a more
confident sense of my technological self.
This class has helped me learn how to create a comprehensive website that
I can present information about myself or a scholastic resource. As can be seen in my individual project
annotations I was fairly comfortable with the programs that I used, but through
this class I was introduced to some little nuances that previously I didn’t
know and also some hot keys. Even though
I was familiar with the programs I used I often found myself getting frustrated
non-the-less , but then when I would finish a project I would feel a great
sense of relief and pride. As soon as I was able to work through and past my
issues I was able to find many different ways to bring technology into my
future classroom
A lot of my frustrations were centered around
Nvu, creating a website that was organized and had everything in the right place drove me
insane. Also since I decided to add more
personal touches I had to figure out the size of a regular page, because how things were
organized on the Nvu program didn’t always look the same when I loaded it to
the internet. For example being able to
match colors in my Nvu site to the paint image I decided to load and also
overlapping multiple images on one page and having the pieces I needed on top
and not hidden. Since I decided to add a more customized touches the program
crashed on me more than I would like to say, but that is because I was working
on the edge of the programs limits. But now that I am finished I am very happy
with my project and I want to show it off to everyone.
Some of the things that I was
really happy and felt accomplished with came from the screen shots. For as long
as I can remember I saw the key “print screen” on my computer and never new how
to use it. Learning how to take a shot of my screen was by far one of the most interesting
things I used. This is something that I will definitely use again when helping
to create tutorials or how to-s for other programs.
I love integration of different
classes and subjects, and for that reason this class has given me a strong base
of knowledge that I can bring into the classroom not only for myself but also
for the students. This integration goes far beyond just the web quest but I can
see myself creating a website for my students to frequent and use as an
additional resources. After going
through this class I also feel fairly comfortable to help future students when
they are using technology in my class.
Now I can teach the technology I have learned in my class in the
future. I have learned a lot about not
only internet technology but also how to help student’s create wonderful
projects using word or publisher.
Now at the end of the course I feel
more than prepared for my future as a classroom teacher using new and up and
coming technology as a resource to learn and expand my future student’s learning.
I now know how to work around my and other’s frustrations to help create a
wonderful projects using the computer as a base.
