Reflection
During this
course, I have gained a alot of new knowledge of computer technology
information. Prior to this class, I felt as thought I knew a basic
amount of information about computers, but as the semester went on I
realized how little I really knew. My prior knowledge consisted of just
the computer basics. I have gained a lot of information through using
NVU, WS_FTP, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Photo Story, and Web
Quest. I have grown a great deal having now taken this class. I now
realize how easy and fun implementing technology in the classroom can
be. When completing all of the projects I found that the most difficult
aspect was linking the pages of the website together correctly and then
through trial and error correct the mistakes. The programs are pretty
user friendly and serve as a great tool in developing my website.
Throughout the course, we performed both individual
and group work. Working with others always stimulates new experiences
and information to learn. I found that asking my group members for help
during the semester was the best way to learn new information. Each
student has different learning styles that they learn best from and
through having the choice to work in groups, partners, or individually
it provided us the option to demonstrate our gained knowledge the way
we know best.
I think that the most exciting experience during the
semester was just completing our websites. It was alot of work making
sure that all the links worked and the pages opened without any
problems. I also really enjoyed watching everyones photo stories. It
was really neat to see pictures of peoples families and lives outside
of school. I think that this
course was important in teaching us how to use specific programs on the
computer that will help us in our future classrooms. Much of the
technology we learned we can use in our classroom to make projects and
lesson more creative and fun. Overall, I really enjoyed this class the
skills that I learned I will be able to take with me and use in the
future.