Student Support Material

Today we turned in our student support materials. I particularly liked this assignment because it allowed me a certain amount of creativity, whereas in other assignments we are bound to doing only what is listed in the assignment. I think that student support materials can really enhance the learning experience for students and give them help where they otherwise might not receive it. For my project I created a news assignment in which students must create their own news stories for TV and newspapers. I also created a media log for students to track their weekly media use.
Through my student support projects, I have learned a lot about how to create other support documents to help my students better understand the material at hand. Also I have learned how to teach them more than one thing with a single assignment. I can teach them valuable lessons about how to use technology, which is a skill they will need in the real world, while teaching them about literature and grammar. I think this makes projects more interesting for the students; they like technology and in general feel comfortable using it, which makes projects more enjoyable.

Unit plan so far...

Since the last time I posted, we have covered a lot in class. I am adding a lot of new material to my unit plan. I must say, this is probably the most interesting unit plan I've ever created, I think that has a lot to do with all the technology I've learned to incorporate. Not only has it made me a more creative teacher, I believe it will enhance my students' learning experience in a number of ways. First of all, it helps them understand the content of the unit. In addition, it also helps them learn how to use technology in many different ways and teaches them to think critically about the world around them.

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Class Reflection- Student Samples

So far I have learned a lot in this class. There were many things I previously did not know I could do with programs such as PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and especially Excel. Excel was the program with which I was the least familiar. I held an internship in which I used it, and now I realize that I was using it the most inefficient way possible. I wish I had had this class before! Also there are many things you can do with PowerPoint which I was unaware of. It doesn't take much to spice up a boring presentation if you know the right tricks. The student samples have been very helpful so far in providing me with a guide of how to complete my projects. I hope to keep learning new ways to use technology in my classroom.