Homework due Thursday, December 6, by 5:00 p.m.
Reflection Paper
Write a 2-3 page reflective analysis synthesizing what you have learned about the use of technology through your participation in this class.
Grading:
3 points / spelling and mechanics
7 points / thoughtful insights which demonstrate that you're thinking and not just writing. I am interested in a well presented analysis rather than a lot of words.
7 points / personal insight & examples that relate to the content of your thoughts.
3 points / subjective, so do your best to show me how technology and teaching will converge in your life and future classroom.
Format Requirements:
12pt font - Times or Times New Roman
Double spaced
1.00 inch margins
Place name in top left corner header (view -> header and footer)
NO cover sheet
Correct spelling and grammar (use spell check and a peer reader if necessary)
Possible points to consider in your paper:
- Technology: What is it?
- Technology from the perspective of a learner.
- Has technology been used effectively and appropriately in the classrooms you have worked in?
- How has this view changed during this class?
- Describe your previous experience with technology.
- What do you now have in your technology ‘tool belt’ that you didn’t in the past?
- How have you changed your view of technology during this class?
- What have you found useful, interesting, and/or effective?
- Technology as a tool:
- What is the ‘appropriate’ use of technology in a classroom?
- How do you decide ‘appropriate’ and ‘effective’ use?
- Has the use of technology challenged or changed how you think about learning? If so, how?
- Role of technology in your profession.
- Describe anticipated use of technology tools professionally.
- Describe how you would like to apply these tools professionally
- What outcomes you would anticipate.
- As an education professional, what issues/challenges/opportunities do feel technology tools offer?
- How would you propose to address these?
- Can you make the leap from using a software tool (ie… iMovie) to utilizing a tool (ie…video production)?
- Can you adapt to different software, still utilizing the concepts behind it’s use?
- Technology and your future
- What has been most effective in this course in preparing you to work in the classroom?
- What additional concepts, helps, or courses would you like to see in the teacher education program to prepare you to better use technology in the classroom?
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