Final Reflection

Final Reflection

What is my reflection about this course?  I feel as happy as the day I went to explore Yellowstone!  At first, I was extremely nervous and afraid to explore. But As I traveled through this course I felt like a new adventure awaited me and pushed me to take the challenge on learning about all the digital technology tools.  With every step that I took I learned about something new, something I had never been exposed to.  I was not a technology savvy person and felt really challenged taking this course.  I hadn’t even heard of many of the websites and apps that I have now been introduced to. I have learned so much that now, I can say I understand enough to demonstrate how to use these tools in different ways that can help enhance students learning and assist teachers with teaching creatively within the curriculum in all subjects.  I have really enjoyed this course and feel very grateful because I have accomplished it! 

Which ones were most exciting?

 

I really enjoyed using the comic strip the most. I got to work with different comic strips such as ToonDoo, Pixton, and MakeBeliefsComic. When I saw how simple it was to use, I immediately found many ways it could benefit students learning any subject.  Not only would they benefit but also truly engage them in creating their stories on a computer and enjoy themselves at the same time. Students get excited when they get to use something new.  In addition, this really facilitates their thinking skills and creativity which gets them to writing without hesitation. Comic strips can be used for beginners to advanced learners. They can be used to express a message, identify characters, settings, and plot. They can also be used to retell sequence of events and many other things.  Cartoon comics can be a powerful teaching tool that can be used for any subject.

Which ones were most difficult? 

The most difficult in my opinion was the infographic.  I just had a hard time trying to figure out how to work with it and how to design it to make it interesting and appealing.  But the most difficulty I experienced with it, was trying to make the images fit in the right places.  Despite all the challenges, I learned the basics on how to create infographics and with practice I know I can get better at it.

Which one (in my opinion) will most benefit students?

I feel that Screencast-o-matic would be a great benefit to students because I could introduce any technology through this wonderful tool such as, step by step process on how to access technology, how to create comic strips, infographics, or introduce any other new technology tools which in return, would keep everyone up to date with the new technology.  The thought of getting to see everything done visually through a computer screen just can’t get any easier.  Not only can it benefit students but it can be of great use for librarians to introduce new technology to teachers so that they can use in their classrooms as well.  I also feel that Comic strips can be very beneficial for students. Comic strips can be used to teach any subject, engage students, and are very fun to learn with.

I am very excited to have been exposed to all these great technology tools because now I have the opportunity to be able to introduce them to my future library students and teachers. I feel confident and am now able to use these tools within the curriculum and in lessons that can help students and teachers with the use of digital technology tools. But most of all, help those that are not technology savvy to use the technology available, which in return can help enhance students learning and assist teachers with teaching creatively within the curriculum in all subjects.