Blogging: From the End

Blogging always seemed like something for more "tech-savvy" individuals. I no longer feel that way. Blogger was very easy to set-up and maintain the blog. While there are some settings and items which should be reserved for individuals with HTML experience. I did not read my classmates' blogs as much as I would have liked. But adding them to my reader did make it easier to check-in every once and awhile. I enjoyed being able to comment on the week's lesson with no real guidelines as to what had to be discussed. I would like to maintain my blog as I find it is a good resource for myself. While it was not asked, I really enjoyed creating my own website. This is by far the best resource for me. All of my projects from graduate school and resources I have been made aware of thus far are all in one place. I will definitely being using this to save my resources and projects.

Student Lessons

As an early childhood education major, I have created my fair share of lesson plans. The amazing part about this assignment was how open-ended it was. We could create a lesson on anything we discussed during the class and present it as we saw fit. I enjoyed being able to chose a tool I become more familiar with during the class. Blogs were something I was very interested in before the class and I always wondered how people created them. Because of this class, I learned how to create them, use them, and was able to teach other people how to use them. I liked being able to combine what I learned from this class, new tools I learned about, and how to use tools differently than how I knew how to. I also enjoyed reading and commenting on my classmates' lessons. It was interesting how so many people chose PowerPoint to present their tools. I think this shows people's comfort area. Overall, I feel like everyone did a good job using PowerPoint in new ways and making it interactive for their audience.