Reflection

1) Did this course meet your expectations? Explain?
* This course did meet my expectations! I learned a lot in this class that I can use in my classroom. I knew that Educational Technology was about integrating technology into the classrooms but i was not aware of the different websites that are out there that teachers can use to make their day a little easier!


2) Why do you think this course should be required for all ED majors?
* I think that it should be offered to ED majors but not limited to other students or anyone else. This class needs to be taught to everyone who will come on contact with technology and that's obviously everyone. Some teachers don't even know how to simply create a powerpoint presentation, technology is changing and continues to do so.

3) How will you implement technology into your future classroom?
*I would implement technology into my classroom as much as i can. When doing my ED 471 practicum in a kinder class, they are using a technological equipment called an ELMO. Even in kindergarten, they are starting! Don't wait until its too late to teach it to your students. I would use all the online websites that we learned about in class for everything that i can.

Overall, this class was awesome! If it weren't for this class, I wouldn't be aware of the online websites that are available for anyone and the best thing about them is that they are free.

Working With Weebly

The assignment was to work on a technological portfolio on a website called "WEEBLY". It's an online website that allows you to do somewhat of a resume online. It's really simple and easy to work with. You can upload pictures, add pages so that it separates the subjects like tabs. You can upload links and there are many themes and backgrounds that you can use or make one of your own. Weebly was fun working with and so easy. This website and assignment helped me kill 2 birds with one stone. I had to include my blog for ED 480 and now that I know about this site, I can easily make one for my ED 471. I liked working with this site because it allows me to add on anything like a blog onto it and it is easy to access and at the same time it builds my portfolio. This site, I would definitely use in the future to allow off island jobs accessible to my resume. I don't have to call or fax ar anything just a simple email. I would also use this in my class for my students to start creating thier own portfolios and this is a perfect way of assessment as well.