This class has really opened my eyes to my future in technology as a teacher. I have enjoyed learning about the opportunities with all the programs and applications that are available. Next year, my district is rolling out the 1:1 initiative and all of my students will have a Chromebook. While there are parts of this that are daunting, like thinking about 30 9 year olds being responsible for a piece of technology and all that goes with that, most of it is thrilling and a game changer, to say the least.
One project that stands out from this course that has led me to try new things was the Multimedia Project. In developing this project, I was introduced to many programs as I searched for one that fit the needs of my classroom and was relatively easy to use. I chose the program Powtoon to create a presentation for our raptor study on owls. I found the program components very easy to navigate and control. I see it as a program my students can easily use as well as an alternative to a Powerpoint or Google Slides presentation. Learning about this program came on the heels of our Institute Day where I learned about WeVideo. I found WeVideo to be very cumbersome with all of its pieces and was difficult to organize. As a teacher, I need programs that are easy to manage when dealing with so many projects being developed by my class.
I found the multimedia project to be helpful as it allowed me the opportunity to do a web based lesson plan. I had everything I needed in one place and I enjoyed having all of the parts in one place. The kids enjoyed the mix of media to go through, which culminated in a google form to fill out on the dissection of owl pellets.
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