Final DED 318
Discuss the TWO (2) tools that were your personal favorites from the semester and why.
I found many great tools while working on this course over the semester but if I had to narrow it down to two, I would say that 'Explain Everything' and 'HSTRY' would have to be the two that were my personal favorite. When working with 'Explain Everything', it was very easy to show viewers exactly what I was doing or had done on a certain project by giving them a tutorial that they can see. This app also has the ability for users to put their voice in so that they can also tell viewers what they are doing. I liked this app very much because I can see my myself using it in my future classroom. This would be great for absences so that the student(s) can get caught up just by watching the video. It could also be very handy for substitute teachers to give them tips on how things are supposed to work. When I used this app, I made a tutorial on how to use pic collage. If I had to say so myself, it would be very handy for individuals who have never used the app before. Below is my tutorial using 'Explain Everything'.
I am now going to explain 'HSTRY' and why I fell in love with this tool. When working with 'HSTRY', you basically make a lesson on one page. This includes videos, lectures, questions, facts, and resources. I love this tool because it has everything on one page and a teacher would easily make a lesson a take home lesson with this. They are quick and easy for anyone to use and I think that is amazing. When I worked with this resource, I made a lesson over cyberbullying and how serious of a problem it really is. My viewers can answer the questions, watch the videos, and view the resources. The layout is already made for you so that makes it that much easier. You just have to pick what you want on your lesson and you put in the information needed to complete it. I went and viewed other projects of these that my classmates have made and I must say, they are very very informative. Below is a copy of 'HSRTY' project over cyberbullying.
Look back through your entire website, look at all you have accomplished and learned this semester. Reflect on what you have accomplished & learned this semester.
I have learned many great things this semester and I also feel that I have accomplished my goals of using technology in the classroom by using the resources and assignments given to me as a student. A lot of things surprised my this semester but I must say that the one big thing that surprised me was how easy it is to incorporate technology in lesson planning. I thought it would be so much stress, but in reality it is very simple. A lot of things that I did in this class made me think but I believe the biggest things to make my brain start moving was thinking of ideas for projects. This will come more naturally to me now that I have had some practice. My WOW moment of this semester in this class was the CKV project, I think it is awesome that we could incorporate something that is important to us to share to our classmates. Using technology in the classroom will come so easy to me now that I have had some great practice. I honestly believe that all of the tools I learned about and used in this course will help me in the future not only in teaching but in general. I was assigned to do a weekly review and most of these were over other educators blogs or websites and I must say that this was so helpful because some of the teachers had such great resources and ideas to share with viewers. I am more comfortable with my career choice after reviewing 10-12 other educators. Overall, this class was a huge success for me as a student. I am leaving this class with so much more knowledge on technology then what I came in with. As always, THANK YOU for viewing my website and I will continue to post and share projects.