Week Fifteen

This semester is over (almost)! It went by so fast but I sure learned a lot. I wasn't sure what to expect when I first enrolled in this class but I have really enjoyed it. I always felt pretty sufficient when it came to technology but I learned so many things that will be helpful when I am a teacher. The final interactive PowerPoint was also a big learning experience. I am so excited to make fun, interactive PowerPoint presentations for my students when teaching new things to them. I hope to keep updated on new technology so I can always teach to the best of my abilities. Thank you for this semester!!

Week Fourteen

I can't believe this is the last week of classes! This brings excitement but lots of stress as well. I am a little nervous about our final presentation because although I am familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint and have made many through out my high school years; I never made one as fancy as this one is to be. So even though I know it will be a challenge, it will definitely be a learning experience as well. I am really glad I am learning this though because I think these interactive PowerPoint presentations are much more entertaining and fun to learn from than the simple and boring ones I know how to make. This project will be very useful for when I am a teacher and would like to use a PowerPoint to teach a new topic to my students. Wish me luck! I feel like I'll need it!

Week Thirteen

For the assignment this week on an educational technology topic I chose to do it on the Educational use of Cell Phones. I wanted to do research on this topic because ever since I started this class I liked the idea of incorporating more technology into my teaching however I wasn't sure about specifically using cell phones in the classroom. But after learning about all the different ways it can be used and all the benefits of a cell phone as a learning device I have decided that it is a great idea. Although I'm not sure how available cell phones will be for me to use as an elementary school teacher, it still gave me some good ideas. Who knows though, within ten years even most elementary school students could all have cell phones!

Week Twelve

I have been working on my Community Awareness Night a lot the past few days. I have come to learn how much I want Microsoft Publisher on my computer now and especially when I am a teacher. It will be so nice to use for flyers home to parents. It is so simple to use since all the layouts are already there for you to choose from. I still have a little bit of work to finish to make my UEN tab complete before class tonight but although this assignment has definitely been more challenging than our other assignments, I think it has been very beneficial. I have also learned a lot about internet safety that I don't think I ever learned when I was younger so I am definitely going to make sure my students learn more about it. 

Week Eleven

Wow it is now week eleven?! Only four more weeks left! This semester is flying by. Since I wasn't in class last Tuesday, I got into a group with two other students and you explained to us what to do for our group assignment. We have been working on it through Google Documents. I really love the convenience of Google Docs. It is especially nice if you don't have much time to meet with your group out of class and can each work on it from home. Technology makes life so convenient. What will they come up with next? 

Week Ten

I wasn't in class this week because I was out of town for Spring Break. I left town a day early.... oops ;)
I went to Oregon to visit relatives and had a lovely time. I looked to see what I missed and noticed we are now starting projects for internet safety. I think that is a very important topic to cover as a future teacher since I plan on using computers with my students often and I don't want to worry about my students getting into bad situations on the internet. 

Week Nine

Since we didn't have class this week I should have been able to get my Digital Camera Project done on time but unfortunately I didn't. I really wanted to go to the Hogle Zoo and take pictures of the animals to edit but every day I could the weather wasn't good for a day at the Zoo. However, I was able to go this week and I had a lot of fun. I really enjoyed editing the pictures I took and seeing how I could improve them. I am glad I have experience with Picasa now and know that I will use it a lot in the future. I hope you enjoy my Zoo Animal Art Show!