Kelsey Spencer, Education & Science Student
EDTS 325
Educational Technology
Smart Notebook
I am able to fully utilise the Smart Notebook program to the highest ability of its numerous features in an effort to maximise the engagement of my lessons. I have learned to employ many aspects of Smart Notebook to make interactive experiences for multiple levels within the K-12 systems.
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Professional Learning Network
I have gained the ability to sustain social media accounts in a professional manner to serve my learning as a member of the education community. The benefit of social accounts to enable educators to connect to the broader world of education and share with and support one another in an effort to further a strong educational future, has been fully revealed to me.
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The World of Google
I have updated and improved my skills in a broad array of Google tools to best utilise the their abilities in the classroom. I feel confident in my ability to employ Google products to improve communication, lesson delivery, assessment and more.
iMovie
I have personally experienced this tool and used it to create both collaboratively and individually. I am versed in the wide range of situations where movie making may be a valuable tool to increase engagement and movement within the a range of classroom settings.
Interactive Systems
I have gained experience in creating over a range of systems for online polling, surveys, assessment, collaboration and other student to student interactions. They can be an excellent way to productively introduce technology into the classroom where information is shared efficiently both to and from students.
QR Codes and Coding
QR codes and Coding are waves of the future that have recently reached the education shore. I have both created and consumed QR Codes over a range of educational platforms and have experienced coding and learned of its enormous presence in the future of technology and business.
iPads and Appsmashing
iPads are becoming commonplace in most schools, I feel confident in my ability to utilise this technology in future classrooms. I have gained knowledge of many educational apps to further student learning, creation, and collaboration.
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Digital Citizenship
Along with an increased knowledge of technology, online and cloud-based programs and software, I have gained an awareness of the dangers and pitfalls of the online realm as well as its benefits. I plan to use this understanding to educate my students in an order to protect and enlighten them of the negative side of the internet.