Reflection 8

Lets' see what were my aha moments. I would have to say that one of my aha moments was finding out what a wiki actually was. I have been in numerous conversations with people where they start talking in "computer lingo" and I get totally lost. It was nice to actually know what they were talking about.

Another of my aha moments was learning the difference between a site that was real and one that was not. You take for granted that everything that you look up on the web is real. I know that I have many times. I am just lucky that I never used any information that wasn't true. It is scary to know that there are people out there that would take some of that information that is not correct and believe it. It would just be horrendous if someone actually taught it to their students.

I have really enjoyed this class even though I have complained to my family numerous times that I can't wait until it is over. I hope that everyone got as much out of this class as I did.I know now what I need to work on. I am going to try very hard to use what I have learned in this class in the job that I have now. Even though I am not currently teaching I can use this information now so when I do get that interview that I know will come one day I will have the right answers.

Reflection 7

I chose to do my lesson plan using Google Earth and the reason that I did was because I love it! It is a technology that I loved to learn because it was something that was very interesting to me. I know that that is one of the major keys when it comes to learning. You have to make it fun and exciting. If you can find something that catches your attention enough that you want to explore and learn more about it, it makes learning fun and not a chore.

I know that I would be able to use this in the classroom. I believe that by using this tool you could teach many different lessons and make them mean something to the student. You know what happens when you make it meaningful. That's right, they might actually remember what they learned!!!! By teaching the use of this technology I hope that it would inspire the student to go home and tell all their family members what they learned and then if they have a computer at home be able to show their family what they learned.