Throughout this course I have learned so many useful things that will benefit me not only as a classroom teacher, but hopefully as a future technology coach as well. Some of these things include basic web design principles, creating and editing audio recordings, creating and editing video, basic coding in HTML, and designing engaging multimedia learning projects. This course has definitely been very beneficial to me and I am truly amazed at how much information I have learned and am excited to practice these skills in the classroom.
The most beneficial task in this course was creating the multimedia design project. I chose to create a web quest on The Great Depression. This project utilized all of the concepts we discussed in the course. To adhere to Universal Design principals, I embedded audio of the directions so all students were able to understand the task, including those who may be struggling readers. I used photos and videos to engage students in the task so they were able to feel a connection to the topic. Students were able to choose how they created their presentation.
This course has improved my skills and will help me as a future technology coach in several ways. I am now able to create, edit, and embed audio and video files into websites. Using design principles I can now create attractive flyers and web pages. I am also able to create meaningful, and higher order thinking tasks in the form of web quests for my students. I am excited to share all of these things with my colleagues and look forward to the learning that will occur.
The most beneficial task in this course was creating the multimedia design project. I chose to create a web quest on The Great Depression. This project utilized all of the concepts we discussed in the course. To adhere to Universal Design principals, I embedded audio of the directions so all students were able to understand the task, including those who may be struggling readers. I used photos and videos to engage students in the task so they were able to feel a connection to the topic. Students were able to choose how they created their presentation.
This course has improved my skills and will help me as a future technology coach in several ways. I am now able to create, edit, and embed audio and video files into websites. Using design principles I can now create attractive flyers and web pages. I am also able to create meaningful, and higher order thinking tasks in the form of web quests for my students. I am excited to share all of these things with my colleagues and look forward to the learning that will occur.