Technology+Reflection

This page will contain the reflections of your experiences and uses in class.

Wikispace: I really enjoyed exploring the Wikispace website and creating things for my own. I think I will definitely use a Wikispace in my future classroom, at the very least for communicating with parents and students outside of class. Sometimes it was challenging to get all the content on my Wiki to be the same size or look the way I wanted it to. It takes a little bit of thought and effort to make the whole Wiki flow and feel organized. I want it to be accessible and easy to navigate.

Podcast: I think that making a podcast was a good experience. I'm not sure I would use podcasts of my own in my future classroom, but I think I will make a few in my future. They would be great for days when I'm not in class, or I could post them to my Wiki for students and parents to refer back to outside of class. It was challenging to work with Audacity, but after this experience, I think I would be able to create one on my own.

iMovie: I learned a lot using iMovie. I am very pleased with the final product I created, but it was not easy getting there. Learning to use iMovie was difficult, and getting it to cooperate was even more difficult. Editing is tedious, and I didn't really enjoy it. After I got the hang of it, however, putting my video together went more smoothly.

SmartBoard: Learning to use a SmartBoard was my favorite thing I learned this semester. I think it will be the most beneficial to me in my future classroom. I learned that there are lots of already created SmartBoard activities out there, and great templates and resources to modify as well. I also learned that I am pretty good at creating my own innovative techniques for the SmartBoard.