Saturday, December 4, 2010

Final Reflection of Intro to Ed. Tech.

I certainly can't believe that the semester is coming to an end.  Wow! It went really fast.  My reaction to beginning grad school was scary.  I didn't know what to expect.  I was so scared that I was having stomach problems.

Initially, as I said I was so scared, but as the semester progressed I loved it.  I felt very excited to be learning new things.   My feelings through the course were somewhat of a mix.  I did have an issue with trying to juggle work, grad work and family life.  I had to keep myself very organized by creating a pacing chart for myself and that worked lovely because I never felt overwhelmed.  When projects were due I felt anxious about my grades.  It has been 10 years since I've graduated college.

The most useful part of the course were the discussions and using the technologies we were learning about.  This was great because it allowed hands-on learning to immerse yourself into the media.  The least useful part of the course was the textbook reading.  I know that this is a necessary evil, but much of the book (Integrating Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom) was very elementary.  I found my mind wandering when I was reading.  Thank God for the powerpoint presentations that reviewed the highlights.

I really couldn't give to many suggestions to improve the course.  I think maybe that more hands on work would be good.  But, I do think that it was a happy medium.  I always was interested in the topics.  I never thought that I could learn so much in one semester.

Top 5 Things I Learned in Educational Technology

  1. How to make a blog
  2. How to make a wiki
  3. Facebook may not be as bad as everyone makes it out to be
  4. How to create a digital story
  5. How to use YouTube to learn about upcoming technology trends
Thank You so much Daniele, Steven and Mustafa for being great classmates.  I've learned a lot from everyone.  Also, many thanks to you Dr. Luongo for being so nice and caring from the beginning of class when you let me borrow your text.  You don't know how much I appreciate your kindness and your approach to teaching.

Keri

My final project

Here is my final project for Authoring Tools.  It still needs more fine tuning, but you can get an idea of how it will be used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZUKqvrghqI

Here is my tutorial for creating the remix project with Windows Movie Maker.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IcdGbjxg7gWir4dJXRdazbzvSpG5JKLL11NFGeekkww/edit?hl=en&authkey=CK7X9voP

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Writer's Workshop (Common Planning)

Here is the link for my presentation on prezi to refer to writer's workshop components
https://prezi.com/secure/c4739e3d88138f6ce72cc9bd7ee476b19382a28c/

Here is the link for the Kim Adsit website
http://www.adsit.net/

Enjoy!!!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Pumpkins Aplenty at The Virtual Vine

We are going to the pumpkin farm on Thursday.  I am going to make this when we come back!  Its very easy and it will be fun and definitely delicious.

Pumpkins Aplenty at The Virtual Vine: "No-Bake Pumpkin Pie II
www.allrecipes.com
Individual No Bake Pumpkin Pies

1 foil baking cup liner (cup cake liner)
1 vanilla wafer (for the crust)
Put the vanilla wafer in the bottom of the foil cup cake liner.
Mix in a small paper cup (kitchen size): 1/4 C. of prepared
vanilla pudding, 1/4 t. pumpkin pie spice, and 1 T. canned
pumpkin. Stir and spoon into crust. Top with a spoon of cool
whip and a candy pumpkin."

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Blog Brainstorm

Blogging was different from what I thought it would be.  You can create an audience for your blog.  A blog offers opportunities for someone to write about their interests and share it universally.  It is easy and free and can create a group of followers that will most likely create a discussion, all through your journaling.  Its your version of your personal news.

Welcome!

Welcome!  We are starting a new blog today in class.