Miss Kelsey

I've learned so much throughout my online technology class.  Looking back on what I did, I found a lot of things difficult to do.  It is hard trying to figure out what to do when you do not have a teacher in front of you telling you how to do it step by step. As I continued on with my projects I had more confidence in what I was reading and doing and I found out my projects became less difficult.  

Right now I am creating an online profile on every project I did throughout this semester.  I really like this because it allows you to reflect on what you did and how you created that project.  This profile is very time consuming but once you get the hang out it, it goes by fast.  I really enjoyed using Weebly as I created this project and my WebQuest.  It is very easy to work with and it allows you to be very creative in what and how you want to create your website. I think creating the WebQuest was one of my favorite projects.

Well I can't believe its already the end of the semester.  It honestly went by so fast! I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as I did and learned a lot of great tools to use in their classroom.  I know I will be using a lot of these tools! I am so glad I took this class because everything is moving to technology of some sort and learning how to create these Web tools and how to apply it to the classroom will make the students learning more effective and they won't get as bored in learning.  

I recently just created a Wiki for my first time!  I really didn't understand how to use it at first.  I didn't get the point of it.  Once I started to create the Wiki I began to understand how to navigate through it more.  I really enjoyed reviewing different emergent technologies.  It made me think on what I would like to bring into my future classroom.  There are so many apps out there that can be incorporated into the classroom. 

Some of the emergent technologies I really enjoyed were Popplet and ZooBurst.  Popplet is a great app that allows students and teachers to create graphic organizers, timelines, or anything that needs to be in a organized graph.  It is a great app that I will most likely use in my classroom.  I also liked ZooBurst.  This app is a pop-up story maker.  This is a great way to bring stories alive.  It really would get students more involved in the story.  They can even create their own.

We are almost done with this semester! Its crazy to think we have a few more weeks left of these classes.  So far I'm really enjoying this online technology class.  I really enjoyed creating the digital storytelling movie.  I was able to be creative with creating this and I was able to make a short simple video on farm animals.  I geared this video towards kindergarten.

I also really enjoyed creating the educational Pinterest!  I am on Pinterest everyday finding new creative ways to do lessons.  I can't wait to have my own classroom to decorate it with, create fun educational lesson, and try out different behavioral plans with my students.  Overall if you are a future teacher or teacher right not Pinterest will be your best friend in your teaching career!