Final Reflective Post

     My experiences in EME204 have been great! I really enjoy the fact that we were able to do a lot of independent work but still get feed back from our peers as well as Professor Coleman. The textbook was helpful in getting our blog posts done and I like the fact that we weren't meant to read it every night like some other classes. The discussions that we did were very interesting because you were able to see how everyone interpreted what we were supposed to be reading and you were able to see their views on certain topics. I did confused a couple of times when we were having little group discussions in class about what we were supposed to be talking about but once it was explained another time, I understood what we were supposed to be discussing. I found the assignments to be very helpful in letting us be independent and figuring out how to work with certain websites on our own and see how creative we could get with them.
      I learned a lot of technology tools while in this course that I hope to be able to incorporate into my future classroom. While we did learn about a lot of different tools, my favorite was definitely the Kahoot. I found this tool to be very interactive and useful for students,and it does not matter if they have a cell phone to connect with or not because they are able to join the class on a computer. This would probably be a good thing to do if my class had a computer lab time or if I had computers in my classroom. The thing that I like the most about this tool is that the students are able to choose whichever answer they think is correct and if they are wrong, it is okay because it will not show which answer the students chose by name. If a student does get a question wrong, you can address the whole class and explain why the correct answer fits the question better than the other choices.
      I think Professor Coleman did a very good job at meeting all of the learning outcomes/objectives that were put out in the beginning of the semester. In every assignment we were supposed to do, there was always a learning outcome attached to it. I really appreciated the fact that Professor Coleman laid out what assignments we were going to do and what we were going to be learning from doing each assignment. It really helped us prepare ourselves for what we were going to be learning and doing in each assignment. I definitely feel that every one who is going into the teaching profession should take this course because it gives future teachers a lot of fun ideas to bring to their students and helps them interact within the classrooms. I really enjoyed taking this course and will definitely recommend it to any of my friends who are looking to be teachers.

                                                    Canva created by: Skyler Cassin
 Maloy, R. (2011). Expressing Creativity with Multimedia Technologies. In Transforming learning with new technologies (Second ed., pp. 216-241). Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

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Concept 1 The first concept that I found to be extremely important was stages of technology integration. I think all of these steps are important because some teachers regrettably try to use technology in their classrooms and they do not know how to use the technology properly. A powerpoint is a tool that most teachers use and they are basically self explanatory as to how to use them. Think about a teacher that does not really know how to use technology attempting to create a kahoot for their students, it may not turn out the right way because they do not know how to create it properly. I definitely think that all teachers should take a course or even just a day to sit down and learn how to actually do different lessons and activities using technology that could be useful in their everyday teachings. Concept 2 The next topic that I found to be important is the use of one-to-one laptop computing. The use of one-to-one programing helps to reduce the technology inequality. This is very useful because students will not feel left out and they will be able to do all of the same work as the other students in their class even if they do not possess the device full time. Concept 3 The last concept that I found to be interesting was bring your own technology programs. I think this is very important for students that have their own devices to help them find out extra information on a topic while they are in class to get a better understanding of what is going on. This is also helpful to students if they are going over a certain topic or maybe even if they are asked to do some research on something while they are in class.

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Concept 1- PowerPoints, digital projector and a document camera are all helpful tools in trying to incorporate technology into the classroom. A PowerPoint is a multimedia presentation that can include pictures, videos and bullet point notes for students to watch and learn from. A digital projector shows images from a computer to a large screen or other external viewing surface making it easier for students to see and write on a whiteboard if that is what it is projected on. A document camera does basically the same thing as a digital projector except a document camera is a lens that has a piece of paper, or what have you, under it that the teachers could write on, making it easier for students to see and the teachers could personalize the answers they were writing according to what their students’ answers were. Concept 2- Using images to generate class discussions is a great tool because students respond actively to visual images that portray academic content. I have found that in class lectures I remember information being taught if I have a picture to connect the information to. I will definitely be using this skill when I become a teacher because I personally am a visual learner and I know that it has always helped me, even if I wasn’t a visual learner I think this is still an important thing for students. Most times students get bored just sitting there listening to lectures, if they have pictures to look at, it could help them by not letting them get overly distracted and possibly even keeping them out of trouble. Concept 3- The last point that I found interesting was titled: Strategies for Using Videos with Students. I found this interesting because it tells you that you should pause and rewind videos often so students can grasp any information they may have missed the first time watching it. When you pause it, it gives you an opportunity to elaborate on something said in the video and/or add your own comments that you want your students to know. This is extremely important because you are able to answer your students questions when you pause it, go over points that you want them to know and, you can give them hints as to what they should be taking notes on for future quizzes or tests.

Wordle created by Skyler Cassin Maloy, R. (2011). Expressing creativity with multimedia technologies. In Transforming learning with new technologies (Second ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

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