WOW

Now it is that time in the semester when all culminating projects and presentations are due. On Monday, we are going to present our final projects. I am looking forward to presenting mine, because the technology that I used is relatively new to me. I decided to do a webquest on using scrapblogs and glogster. A webquest is an online tool where students are given some sort of a problem to solve or are taken on an adventure. I decided to send students on a digital scavenger hunt by exploring scrapblogs and glogster. These are tools that students can use to create products. A scrapblog is similar to a scrapbook, but it is done online and contains both images and written text. Glogster is used to create posters or drawings. For my project, I focused on the topic of Emotional Literacy, since many people in our class are in the Literacy program. I selected a topic which many people in my class would have a background in. I chose the layout of a webquest, because this is something that I have ben wanting to tackle. I did one years ago, but was not given the proper tools on how to create one and incorporate it into a lesson. By using the tools that Dr. Smirnova provided, I gained a much better understanding of exactly what a webquest entails. It is a tool which is designed to take students on some sort of adventure. Although there were some technological glitches while the presentation was happening, I am still happy that I was able to conquer a technology that was new to me and share it with my classmates. This is the link to my project: http://zunal.com/process.php?w=92931 

So, the end of the semester has come. I feel as though it has been a whirlwind with a lot of new knowledge gained. I can't believe that it is over already. At the beginning of the semester, I felt a little bit overwhelmed, but it all came together. I was nervous as to how I would do with keeping a blog, because I've never done one before. I mean, I've never even kept a journal before and thought that it would be difficult. Instead, it's sort of therapeutic because it allows me to put my thoughts into writing. I feel as though I have learned so many new tools which I will definitely use with my future students. I have already begun to share my knowledge gained from this course with other teachers and friends. I greatly look forward to continuing to build my knowledge of classroom literacy and technology and I intend to add any new information to this blog.