Final Reflection

Throughout this semester I have learned a great deal about incorporating technology into the classroom. Originally, I thought that it was more difficult to use technology with students in lowers grades, but I now see many ways to incorporate it into the classroom. I found out ways that I could use the technology and ways that I could promote learning through using technology such as the web quest activities. I also feel as though I am coming out of this class with an abundance of new resources that I will be able to utilize in the future.

Digital Story

I have previously used Windows Movie Maker so iMovie was a new tool for me. I enjoyed using the tool and found it fairly easy to navigate once I got familiar with the program. I think this would be a really effective tool to use in the classroom for a variety of reasons. If anything, digital stories could peak the interest of students in the classroom. I also think it would be really enjoyable to make these for fields trips for students to show to their parents. I believe I will definitely use this tool in the future.

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Excel Activity

Out of all the assignments, I believe I learned the most from the excel assignment. Excel has been a frustrating program for me to use in the past so this activity taught me a lot. I really liked learning how to use the formulas to check the students work. The format is easy to use for younger students so I think this will be beneficial to my classroom.

I also enjoyed searching the google templates. I really liked where forms could be used with parents and students and the results could be directly sent into the teachers email. I also like the accessibility of the various grade books.

Inspiration Activity

I think that using inspiration can be beneficial in the classroom. For the particular age group I am working with I think this might be a difficult tool to use. I think using it in its most simplest form may be effective, but for younger kids concept webbing is a higher order thinking skill. I think it is a great tool to give kids to model how to do concept webbing and using hyper linked websites is also a great tool in the diagram.

Healthy Living

Google Presentations

This project is the first time I have used google presentations. I thought it was easy to utilize and would be great to use when working with younger children. Windows powerpoint has so many features I feel as though it would be more overwhelming, but google presentations is more basic. I also like how you can share the presentations with others easily and it allows you to embed the link easily as well. Overall, using presentations in the classroom will allow me to make group instruction more interactive and will also allow for more opportunities to include digital images into my lessons.