The end of the semester is near; The time has flown by! As I look back on what has been involved in this first semester at Ashland, I can see just how much work has gone into exploring education technology that has been a requirement for my related class. I'm fairly comfortable with technology, so I had no fear about learning new applications and programs. There were some frustrations to be sure; broken and non-existent links that were supposed to help give me a better idea of assignment requirements; Also, time it seems, was the real adversary as many of the tasks necessary to pass this class required time to complete. With 3-year-old twins, time is a precious commodity. Regardless, I have completed all my assignments on time and I come away with a better idea of the vast array of technological resources available for education. I know that there are several of those resources that will definitely be using in my future career as a teacher. Glogster was one that I liked a lot. I thought it made a very useful and fun interactive poster.

 

 

Powerpoint surprised me a bit; I did not think that that there was anything new that could be done with it, but I found the animation tools can allow for quite a bit of customization. Plus, it allowed me to me to create a lesson using Spider-Man!

I enjoyed putting together the desktop movie using Movie Maker (see previous post). Perhaps because I am such a visual person is why many of these appealed to me so much. I look forward to incorporating these into my classroom in the future.

Next post will likely be a link to my final portfolio.