Blog - 7 (Self Reflection)

     Over the past 7 weeks, I have learned so many new concepts pertaining to design, technology (hardware and software) and more importantly exposure to technology applications that have positively impacted my teaching performance. The feedback that I have been given from my colleagues in this class has been a powerful way to help me gain clarity about the many uses of technology and design. So far, I have gained new experience in video editing, working with various concepts, compositions, and I have learned about uploading and editing within the You Tube platform. I worked with iMovie and because of my experience in this course, I have been able to teach students how to take academic content and "digitize" it. When I first started this class, I must admit I was really frustrated, but then I realized that since everything is hands on I would need to be patient and self direct my own learning. However, recognizing that my technology experience was limited, I knew gaining the exposure and experience within this class would be critical to growth in my professional career.
     To address some of the comments that I received on the MMP, I said, ".      Rationale & Summary of Project:

The topic of my project focuses on the enhancement of Language Arts instruction by embedding the ipad (and applications) into the Language Arts classroom to improve student performance in Writing/Literacy.] More specifically, I have identified through verbal communication/SAL meetings that there is a high need within our department to create more effective lessons that are aligned with the common core standards and also incorporates the Ipad and its applications.

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Answer: Yes, I am creating a website that will be used as a literacy resource to show various ways the iPad can be infused in language arts literacy. 

 I will use the specific elements that I have learned within this course to help me create an aesthetically pleasing interactive website using the principles of graphic design. I will also integrate various technological tools that I have learned within in the course. Implementation-I will add content specific information for the teachers to utilize in their own classrooms. I would like to expand the implementation section area of my multimedia project and allow teachers to share resources such as lessons with other teachers within our building and sub community. I will evaluate the effectiveness of the professional development training sessions by using a questionnaire.  I still need to work on figuring out how to assess the effectiveness of the program formatively.

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Answer: This will be a multi session iPad Training workshop. It will be introduced by me in person and the teachers will have access to the literacy resource that I will create.

Answer: I was able to make my first screencast on the computer, but I will explore and see if screen casting works on the iPad. If not, I will create a screen cast and I still would like to demo this for our teachers in the language arts department. Or, i will create a video and upload my own screen casting you tube video onto my webpage. In that sense, it would teach teachers how to create screen casts and how explain how they can be used in the language arts classroom.