Final Share Activity

CEP811

Sharlene Kroneck

Final Sharing activity

WebQuests were one of my favorite lessons in this class. I was not familiar with these and researching them was it a good exercise for me. I was pleasantly surprised that there was any available for my subject. The one I evaluated will be a great addition to my class. I plan to research for more of them that relate to my class.

The Instructional Design Principles is a good way to evaluate your lessons. These steps will help me keep me organized and make better lessons for my students. The way it was broken down into categories helped me to get a better understanding of what should be in a lesson. Using technology to involve a student keeps them interested and focused on the lesson.

Universal Design Learning included a guide to follow to improve on a lesson. This helped me in developing the STAIR project. Using the representation, action/expression and engagement guided me through to complete the project.

Web based technologies have helped me get a better grasp on what is needed to improve lessons and keep the students interested. Learning about WebQuest lessons, the STAIR project and designing a Web Site for my class was a great experience. These projects are much more desirable to the student’s rather then boring lectures and handouts. Yes, they take time and a lot of work but will benefit in the students learning.

I have been interested in making a video for my students but was not sure how to make an interesting and productive exercise for my students. This class has given me the confidence to experiment with technology and how to incorporate technology into my classroom. My personal goal was met in learning more about power point, camtasia, designing my own website.

My goal for taking this class was to learn more about technology and how I could bring more up to date lessons to my classroom. I now plan on researching and updating my lessons using the teaching strategies and technology (blog, power point, camtasia, web site creation, and weebly) I have learned in this class. As I take these classes, I demonstrate and discuss the assignment with my students to hear their feedback and give them a taste of what options they have when doing assignments and projects. After learning Prezi in CEP-810 I showed my students and one of them used it on an english presentation the teacher was very impressed and came to me to learn how to make a presentation. The boys also enjoyed the STAIR project with the interaction; I let them play with it on the smart board.  They were learning and did not even know it. I enjoy showing people what I have learned and plan to continue on integrating technology into my classroom/school.