Last Class of EDU 315

Today was our last class and we presented a tech showcase. Everyone was split into groups and we each presented a different skill. I felt as if I learned alot today by just viewing what everyone had to share. I also liked the amino video we created, everyone seemed to do a holiday theme and I think it cheered everyone up!

ESCHOOLNEWS Reading

When I was looking through the eschoolnews websites I found an article that caught my eye! This article was called, Teachers Use Website to Showcase Student Art. This article contained information about teachers using websites to display their students work for others to see, such as their family members, friends and so on. I think this is a very affective way of getting the parents involved in their children's school work. Not only for the families that are not around but also for the families that are around. Because sometimes parents are too busy to come to the school and see their child's work or talk to the teacher about their child's progress. This article said that the children liked having their work on the website. It was sort of like a motivation booster for the children because they had to do their best if they knew it was going to be posted! Overall I think it is a great idea and i'm glad i came across this article, because once I become a teacher maybe i can do something similar and along those lines. There is nothing better than to get your students motivated, make them feel good about accomplished, and lastly sharing it with their loved ones!

Taskstream :11/28

Today we learned how to upload our task steam and submit it to our teacher. I learned many new skills in the process of this. Although it seemed difficult once Lajoie demonstrated on the big screen how this was done i think we all got the hang of it. Now while we upload things to Taskstream we will now how to properly submit our work. We also learned how to cancel submission which was helpful also incase we were to make a mistake on our final portfolio.

My Last Field Observation

The wednesday before Thanksgiving break I observed for the last time. Though I was glad to get my hours over with it I was upset that I wouldn't be returning to Ms. Sclafani's classroom anymore. Due to my last visit, she had me read a book to the classroom while they sat on the rug. I liked doing this because it made me feel a sense of classroom community. After I read the book I asked the student's questions on what they thought and any extra opinions they had towards the reading. I gained alot of experience from helping in Ms. Sclafani's third grade classroom. I look foward to what the future brings.

Voice thread

Today in class we are learning how to do a voice thread. I think it will be interesting integrating my voice within a lesson. I could use this for my classroom in the future, I think students would really enjoy this. I am excited to learn new skills due to this project and become stronger in my computer skills. While learning new tasks I can become better prepared for when I have to operate things like these on my own in the future.

Our i Movie

The other day in class i enjoyed making the i Movie with my group. We actually used the munchkins that were handed out in class to make it more of a Halloween theme, and in our movie me and another member were " The Mysterious Munchkin Bandits" We had a lot of fun while recording our scenes. I liked how even if you messed up from time to time you could edit it through the computer and make it how you wanted it to be. My group and I also added cool sound effects that made our movie better! I would love to do things like that more often.

Todays Class' New Technology 10-24

Today during class we learned how to use a video camera and upload photos and videos to the computer. I was interested in this because now I know how to better use " Imovie"I am not too good with technology and I liked how we were walked through what to do. I think the Imovie project should be fun and challenging at the same time. I am excited to get the opportunity to use new technology skills and learn more while doing it.