CEP 812 Final Reflection

In the past I’ve viewed myself as more of a technology assistant for teachers. I’m amazed at some the creative ideas that teacher have and since I’m proficient at a technical level I can help them meet their goals.  Studying ideas like Instructional Design Principle, UDL, and Face to Face strategies gives me confidence and helps me find my own voice. 

I’ve always wondered how well I would function in a classroom with access to limited technology.  Using web based technologies allow you to extend the classroom walls and take advantage of technology that students own in their own homes.  From content delivery to projects, instructors can use the web to leverage time and resources and use classroom time for mastery and student presentations.

I think I’ve found good platforms with Weebly and myUdutu to present the content I created for 8^th US History Classrooms, and I will continue to work at that.  I had planned on using Moodle, but Weebly sites are more assessable and I can easily port myUdutu objects later on. Here is the link to Water Treatment which I created as part of CEP811. I want to use the inbuilt mics on iOS devices for projects like this, so I have to figure how to improve the audio production.

I originally intended to take a break and continue with CEP 812 in July.  However, after reviewing the July schedule at work I’ll start right back up on May 7^th.  I will continue to study the TPACK framework, UDL, and Face 2 Face strategies to the point where I can hold an in-depth conversation with them and look for ways to express myself through Instructional technology.