"FINAL REFLECTION"

What did you get out of this class? Will you use tech in your classes? How will you use tech in your classes? How has this class changed the way you think about teaching? About technology? (please label this post “FINAL REFLECTION”)

This class was great. I learned so much. The thing I learned that I am most likely to use is definitely the Google extras. The sites, docs, and calendar. They have totally changed my world. I LOVE google docs. It's a life saver for class projects, studying, and so much stuff for school. It's so easy and has made everything so much easier. I love google calendar. As soon as I have time, I am so setting one up and using it forever. I need time to do this because once I get started on making this, I will be sucked into it for a long, long time. I love being organized, so this is right up my alley. As far as teaching goes, the website is a HUGE help. I really enjoyed making that and will be making one when I get a job as a teacher. There are so many things there that will help me professionally and will make it easy for my students to look at stuff and get in touch with me. Everything is so easily accessible these days. And teeneagers are on the internet a lot as it is, so it will be so easy for them to just click over to the website and see what's coming up in the course or what's due. It's such a great thing. I'm so glad to have learned so much that will help me personally as well as professionally.

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Reflection Question: Would you use mobile apps in your class, why or why not?

I think mobile apps are pretty cool. I have a pretty basic phone that doesn't allow apps on it (at least I think it doesn't. It would probably cost a lot if it does have that capability... and I'm cheap. So no apps for Sarah whilst having this particular phone). I think mobile apps would be a great things for class, but I wouldn't require it, for the same reason I stated above. Some kids may not have the ability, or the funds, to have apps. Or they just plain may not have a phone. I would maybe offer extra credit assignments using apps (and having alternative opportunities for those without phones/mobile apps). There were some pretty awesome educational apps that I saw on itunes- things like calorie counters and workout routines. They looked really cool. And if I ever decide to upgrade to a more modern day phone (not likely. I'm old school and like my phone to just have basic phone capabilities- calls, texts, and pictures is the plus I like) then I'm sure I will be looking into mobile apps a little bit more enthusiastically. For now, they're cool, but I wouldn't use them for class other than extra credit. Yeah? Yeah.

Operation Studiocode

Reflection Question: Write the post for the Studiocode project (page 4 of your packet).
Packet instructions: After analyzing the video instances and the matrices, write at least two paragraphs explaining what you have learned about your management and instruction, and one paragraph explaining how you plan to make changes when you next teach this semester. Post your reflection on your PLE.

The lesson that I used for this project was one of my first lessons. I can already see progress from that lesson to where I am now. At this point in my experiences, I really needed to work on both instruction and management. I didn't sound very professional (jargons)- I said 'you guys' and 'ok' SO many times. I am proud to say that this has very much improved, but can still use a little more improvement. I also need to make sure that instructions are appropriate for the age group and aren't too complicated. I do a fairly good job with signals in this video, but I need to be more consistent with the instructions before the signals are given.

I have also learned that when I'm nervous, I hold the whistle for the majority of my lesson. This is unprofessional for an instructor. I also tend to be tongue-tied when I'm nervous and say the wrong things. I need to make sure my instructions are simple, organized, and clear...and rehearsed. I am very nervous in this lesson and it shows. I move around the perimeter well and make sure that all students can see me. I'm also good with the volume of my voice. All students can hear me, and hear the instructions (when I don't get tongue-tied!).

For the next time I teach (which will be next semester) I need to work on several things: not holding the whistle, not saying 'ok' or 'you guys', being prepared- practice my lessons, talk slowly and make sure instructions are simple. These things are all important to professionalism and in regards to management and instruction. I think I can fix all these things. Some may take longer than others, but they will be worked on.

Studiocooooooooooooooooode.

Reflection Question: Describe your experience using Studiocode. What things are you having trouble with? Did you find a solution to the problem? If so, what was it? Also, how could you use a program like this in your own class?

so studiocode is hard. I haven't gotten to do much with the buttons or coding yet, but so far, i've been struggling. luckily, my friend Haylee, who is a 2nd year PETE student, was extremely helpful in getting me started with the project. I have successfully captured and saved the video and am now beginning to play with the code part. I have seen older students still struggle with this program, so i'm not terribly worried that I haven't quite got the hang of it yet.

I dislike how long it takes to capture the video and then save it to my folder. and that you can't do anything else on the computer while capturing. I wish we would have had another lesson on doing this before jumping into the project. This could be good for my own class as far as evaluating my teaching, and letting others see how I teach, but I highly doubt that I will be near the kind of equipment and have the time that is needed to do this.

In a nutshell- it's cool, but not really worth the trouble. And i doubt i will use this outside of my BYU classes.

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Reflection Question: Were there any Web 2.0 tools that we talked about today that you feel would help further education? How might you use them in your teaching? Also, how might Facebook be utilized in education?

As funny as this sounds- I think youtube could definitely help. There are videos for basically everything up there. Diigo is an awesome website that could help a ton with studying and research. You can use both youtube and diigo to help teaching (have students watch/make videos for youtube, use diigo for studying and research). You can also use blogger for your teaching (class updates, info, etc.). Facebook could definitely be used in education. You can make a group for your class and events reminding them for tests and big assignments and such. It also can give you an eye on your students socially (be aware of bullies) and you can sometimes see what's going on in their life (this may require a little facebook-stalking.... haha).

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If you haven’t done so already, upload your videos to youtube and then embed the videos on your blog. In the same post talk about your experience making these videos. Was it positive? Negative? Did you find it a valuable experience? Do you think you could make another video without help if you were asked to do so? Do you think you would do some type of video project in your classroom? Other thoughts or comments? ALSO remember to fill out your evaluation of yourself in the rubric on your grade sheet.



This project was both positive and negative. I really like doing stuff like this (being creative and making cool things). I took several photography classes in high school and almost majored in it, so I love doing stuff with pictures and videos. I wish we would have had more time, and I wish I would have remembered how to do more in imovie. It was also hard because I don't have a mac, so I couldn't do too much work on this outside of the lab, and the computers in the downstairs lab have a different version of imovie. It was definitely a valuable experience. I don't know if I could do everything to make another video on my own, but I could definitely do most of it. I think it would be too difficult to do a video project in a high school setting (most kids don't have their own computers, and that would take a lot of computer lab time and most high schools don't have that many computers with these kinds of capabilities- at least my high school didn't). This project was fun, but was hard to do with partners just because schedules don't match up. It was a lot of work, but also a lot of fun.

ch-ch-ch-challenges baby

Reflection Question: Talk about challenges or problems you have. If you find solutions to them, include those as well. If you find an easier way to do something or a tutorial or some other helpful resource, share that as well. Read your group member’s PLE’s and if they have a problem and you know how to fix it, leave a comment and tell them!

So I'm going to be honest- we really have done much to work on our imovie project. Life is crazy this time of year, and we're still working on getting the logistics worked out of who and when we're going to film. Our theme is "Everyday Family Play". note the word family. this means that we need to FIND a family to film (if we want it to be legit. If we do it just to get it done, i supposed we could make an FHE family from a bunch of our friends....? What do you [mainly dan, but anyone's opinion is welcome] think about that idea??) Also finding time when all of us can do it is another thing. I'm also slightly confused on some of the details on this project, which I will be discussing with my teacher today before/after class.

I was working with the imovie program during class last week. It's super cool, but I need to practice with it more. I don't have a Mac, so I can't at home, so I guess I'll be going up to campus to work on it. Right now I think I just need to fool around with it for awhile and get into the details of it before I have any specific questions about the program. Hope it all turns out ok. Here's hopin.