Final Reflection

I never thought I would get to this point, but I really enjoyed this technology class. For one thing, I definitely feel more comfortable with computers. I have always had a hard time just doing the basic stuff but now I feel like I am really good at it.

Some of my favorite things that I learned from this class are how to make a web page, how to do I-movie, how to find resources, bookmark, and highlight them, and studio code. I did get somewhat frustrated with studio code the first time I went through it, but then I got the hang of it, I really enjoyed it. Studio Code helped me track my progress and let me see the things I am good at in teaching and the things I may need some improvement on. I also liked learning about the web pages. I have been asked to make some for my work, and it has been fun to do it this time because I know what I am doing.

I will definitely use technology in my classroom. I have seen what great things it can do to make life just a little bit easier and I am so grateful for it. I have a feeling that by the time I start teaching I will want to implement many of the things I have learned in this class into my classroom. Thank goodness for what technology can help us become-better teachers.

Studio Code Reflection

First off, I have to say that watching myself over and over again,I seem to find flaws in lots of my teaching. I thought that I had really good teaching skills,but after coding this video,I realized that I need some work.I have learned that my management and instruction seem to follow a pattern. Whenever I am about to manage someone in the class, I always make sure that the rest of the class is doing something so that the student I am managing does not get offended. If I am going to manage the whole class,I always compliment before I remind them of rules, or chastise them for doing something wrong.

For my instruction, I recognized that sometimes I get so worked up about the students doing exactly as I say, that I forget to recognize that I might be asking them to do something that is to hard for them. I do instruct well, and I don't feel that I am lacking in my teaching or in my enthusiasm,but I get stressed out. I feel that because of that stress, my students do not always get the best instruction. However, I also saw in this video, that when I started getting into the groove of my teaching,I enjoyed being with my students and I had alot of fun with them.

I am glad we did this project so that I could see what changes I needed to make for this year. First, when I teach this lesson again, I will not use such difficult and so much equipment because it makes it a pain to clean up. Second,I will try and give more specific and simpler cues so that I don't get stressed if my students don't understand what I am trying to teach them. Finally, I will work on how I demonstrate to the students, finding a more effective way to show them the skills without them all being so spread out. I hope to improve from what I learned in order to become a better teacher.