Reflection Post

Picture credit to Brigette Rivet

     When I first signed up for EME2040 I was extremley nervous. I had never before taken an online course, and I knew I would have to complete the course early because of my missions trip so I was not sure how well I would do. I was pleasently suprised to say the most. Thanks to Professor Coleman, EME2040 is extremley well organized making understanding and completing each activity a breeze. I have learned so much more than I thought I would when I began this class, and have obtained so many useful skills I will be able to use when I become a teacher.

     My favorite assignment was working on my teacher website. I had so much fun creating it that I actually forgot It wasn't for a real class! Learning how to use Weebly and create my own website was a lot more difficult than I thought it was going to be but it didn't feel like I was doing work or an assignment because it was so interesting. I will definitley be using the website I made, with a few revisions, for my future classroom.  I also really love using my del.icio.us account. It is one of the most useful websites I have ever used, and I am so glad I learned about it in this classroom.

     The only part of this course that I had trouble with was the group work on the lesson plan assignment. Working on the Wiki with a group was very easy and nice because we could write back and forth on the Wiki intro page but with the lesson plan assignment contacting our group members was extremley difficult. I also believe I would have liked to work on the lesson plan by myself because I found it difficult to split up the different parts and instead found myself wanting to do it all by myself. However both of these group projects were very interesting and I learned a lot while doing them, about not only technology but about working with others.

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     In conclusion this class taught me so much more than I thought was possible. Before taking this class I thought technology in the classroom was limited to Smartboards and the teachers computer but I have learned that is not true at all. I have seen so many different technologies being used for things I couldn't have imagines, my favorite being using Skype in the classroom to talk to other classes across the world. I can not wait to start my own classroom and use skills I have learned in EME2040 to make my class more interesting and fun through the use of technology.



References-

 T. (2015). A World Without Teachers - Youth Grand Prize Winner - Marina Barham. Retrieved June 18, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl6Jnf3__eA