FINAL REFLECTION

This class has provided me with an opportunity to learn about all sorts of new technologies and how to use them. I learned how to use Google docs to collaborate with other people via the internet and work on all sorts of projects or assignments. I also learned some important things about copyright law which I am sure I will need to know as a teacher! I think having a website will be incredibly useful both as a teacher and a coach. Also, iMovie will be fun to use! I'll be able to use it with friends but also I'll be able to use it on lots of school projects and to create educational videos. Studiocode will be very useful with my classes, to evaluate my teaching. Also, I enjoyed learning about the opportunities to use the many sites and programs available on web 2.0.
I plan on using tech in my classes as a teacher. I think I will be able to accomplish a lot more and teach more efficiently through using technology with my teaching. I will use tech in many ways. I will use google docs in communicating with parents. I will use powerpoint to present information to them so I can use more visual aids and help them learn and remember more. I will use websites to keep my students and parents informed of what's going on in class and to give them access to course materials.
This class has enhanced my thinking of teaching. I now think of teaching with more technology in a way to be a better and more effective teacher.
I think I like technology the same amount, now I just know how to use more of it! :D
This has been a good semester and I have learned quite a bit! I'm sure I will continue using it as a teacher!!!

WEB 2.0

First of all, I have to say that I had no idea what 'web 2.0' was prior to last class period... so apparently I was a little behind the times! ha ha! But after last class I feel that I learned a lot and I learned specifically that there are lots of web 2.0 programs and sites that are great educational tools! One I especially found to be interesting and cool was penzu.com. this site has a journal sort of setup. I definitely see this site being helpful in classes where I want to have students reflect on discussions from class, etc. This way their entries are automatically dated and can easily be kept somewhere they won't get lost! (online) Also, the site makes it easy for students to email entries so if I want to check a specific entry I can simply have the students email it to me. I'm excited to use this and I'm sure many other web 2.0 features when I start teaching!!!

also, as a side note: I discovered tuberadio.fm while looking for web 2.0 tools and I think it's awesome! :)

STUDIOCODE

After watching and coding my video I realized that I did a good job of doing demonstrations and giving cues. I was able to notice how demonstrating and giving cues was helpful to the students and allowed them to more successfully engage in the activity. The area in instruction that I think I needed to work on was feedback. The feedback I gave was repetitive. I used the same phrases over and over again. Also, I didn't give very much feedback in general or specific. I would just end sentences with "good job." In the future I want to improve this by making a conscious effort to give more helpful and specific feedback to individual students. I also want to do a better job of giving more sincere general feedback to the class.

In coding and watching the video I also noticed that there were some areas I could improve on in management. I think I did well with giving 'when before what.' That is something I want to continue to do well with. I think that with signals I could work on using them more throughout the lesson. I gave them at the beginning of the lesson but didn't really reinforce them or use them frequently throughout the lesson. I think using them more frequently in the future will help to keep all the kids on task and prevent them from goofing around too much. I also think I could have done a better job with disciplinary actions. When a student did some sort of misbehavior I always started by saying "oops" and then trying to correct them. I think that is an ineffective way to begin because the students generally aren't misbehaving on accident but rather they are misbehaving intentionally. By telling the students directly that their misbehavior is inappropriate and will not be tolerated I will have more respect from the students throughout the lesson. Also, the students will be less likely to misbehave multiple times throughout the lesson.

I plan on making changes to my teaching after watching and coding this video. I will make changes by making conscious efforts to focus on the areas in which I need improvements. Also, I can do a better job of improving those areas by practicing ahead of time how I will handle any foreseeable situations. In giving feedback I can think of good types of feedback to give for a particular set of activities and remember to use them during my lesson.