Personal Reflections

Class has gone well so far. I really like the creation & use of the blog. I also found learning about Photoshop very interesting and helpful. Most notably though, with regard to what we have discussed and learned about so far in class, I have enjoyed learning and thinking about ways to incorporate more visual and inquiry-based learning in my own classroom. Even though I work with children who often struggle to learn inside and outside the classroom, these two types of learning perspectives really help to activate their background knowledge and get them interested in learning about a topic.

I have found the website creation rather challenging. I have no experience with area and I am struggling to sit through an online video in order to learn how to create my website. I learn best when I am taught by a teacher, not an iTunes video or a yahoo tutorial. For me, I signed up to take this course to expand my knowledge and teaching tools in the field of technology but did not think that I would need to watch so many online tutorials to do so. I believe that the more I gain from hands-on experience and teaching, the better I will be able to apply these new tools within in my classroom.