Week 8 Reflection for EDUC 6715

Although this course has ended, what I learned from it will have a great impact on my profession and on my students as well. In this course, I have learned about emerging technologies and their influence on my teaching career. I also developed a better understanding of how students learn; and the instructional strategies that meet their needs. The most exciting technology tools I learned about from this course are the multi-user virtual environment (MUVEs), learning modules, and digital games.

During week 6 and 7, we had to develop a lesson plan and implement any of the technology tools from which I mentioned. Digital games were my choice for this lesson. I realized that digital games could have a great impact on students’ tests grades, because today’s students cannot focus on studying for the test in the traditional way. When students study and practice what they learned using digital games, they become more motivated which will help them remember the information and ideas they learn to stay longer in their memory.

In fact, this masters program, from the first course up until the last, has enriched my knowledge, and helped me build my confidence in using technology in my classroom without hesitation. Although this program ended, I will continue the search for new technology tools that support the 21st century learning and that may improve our children’s education and prepare them for their futures.

Application for week 4

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This is the link to my presentation https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B0gztx2jZU4HNTZmZTViNWQtMDExNC00ZDZiLTk0MGUtYjA5YWU0MDFiMTQx&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

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Course EDUC14: Reflection

This course was both enjoyable and beneficial to me. I was lucky to be a member of the social network “Engaging Students with Technology. My colleagues shared great technological resources and strategies that can enhance my students’ learning through the principles of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiated Instruction. Upon completing this course, I feel more comfortable with differentiated instruction. My students will be more comfortable with their academic skills since they will be obtaining their education according their academic needs.
Learning about how they obtain their learning is very important. Therefore, learning about brain networks was something really enjoyable and beneficial for any educator to help all learners acquire their knowledge efficiently. Learning about brain networks makes differentiating instruction easier for any teacher or educator because it helps me understand how students learn as individuals. Moreover, learning about creating surveys to gather information about students learning is noteworthy.
Next year, if I hold a full time teaching position, I will create a survey on Survey Monkey for my students to complete so I can learn about their learning preferences, and be able to implement the principles of Universal Design for Learning and Differentiation Instruction. To enforce communication skills, I will use blog and Voice Thread more in the classroom. In addition, there are many assistive technology tools we learned about in this course, which would be useful to support students with disabilities or special learning needs.