Saturday, May 12, 2007

Pride...of the Technological Kind!!!

I just want to say that I am so proud of myself!!!! When I first entered my technology course I had no idea what I was getting into!? I can openly admit that I had no faith in technology. However, through this course I was exposed to a vast array of technology and programs that I would have never had access to nor knowledge of otherwise. I regret having said my previous statement; when my plans have fallen through technology, and especially the internet and my computer, has always been there to save me—just like it did when my lesson almost flopped! Thank God for technology! But what I really want to brag about is my final design project! I created a webquest for second graders within my wiki!!! It may not be much but it was the first project I completed all on my own. I wanted to provide students with an opportunity to get away from their textbooks, and did so by allowing them to use the internet in a safe, student- friendly environment—hence the use of my wiki! I thought that students would like to explore mysterious deep sea creatures and tell me what they learned instead of me, the teacher, telling them “here’s the book, here’s what I want you to learn, repeat after me!” This is my first big project so don’t be too hard, but I would love for you to check it out! Enjoy!!!!

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