What I learned this quater in TIE 300

              I initially thought this was going to be the most challenging class of this fall quarter. Being an “adult learner” I had a fear of technology, but I knew it has become an essential part of a classroom.  Therefore, I knew I had to try to learn as much as possible in this technology class. I think I’ve succeeded.  This course has helped me overcome my fears of technology and it turned out that it was not the most difficult course. I was so unsure of myself at first, but it became easier and easier to post my weekly blogs, prepare a slide presentation with images and videos, and  make a video.

           The first thing I learned to do was to open several free online accounts. I opened Google, Blogger, Twitter, VoiceThread and Diigo accounts. I had never even heard of some of these, such as Diigo and VoiceThread.   I have since learned that Diigo is a  free social bookmarking, research and knowledge sharing tool that will be helpful for taking notes and information.  I can then share information with future colleagues and students. VoiceThread is also a sharing tool that will help me create interactive collaborations with others. It will allow me to add images, documents, and videos.  Other users can add voice, text, audio file, or video comments. 
  
          From taking this class, I have learned that Google Apps has so much to offer. It is so much more than a web search engine. Some of the Google tools we got to use in class included Docs, Drive, YouTube, and Slides. I learned how to search for and insert images and video footage in a presentation. We even used Google Apps to create our very own website. I am amazed that all these tools are available free of charge.

         By far, the assignment I enjoyed the most was making a video of an important person in the history of computing.  I knew nothing about making a video on a computer and then being able to post it on YouTube. I now have technological skills I can take with me into my future ECE classroom. Thank you Professor Cunningham.

                                      

 https://www.diigo.com/
http://voicethread.com/
 http://youtu.be/06X0spzdMkw