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EDUC 552 Reflection

EDUC 552 has been a very enjoyable course. I feel like the projects and learning opportunities provided in this class has helped me grow as an educator and a learner. I learned about the importance of technology tools, professional development, and ways of connecting with educators around the world. I believe I reached all ISTE standards as I took an active role in utilizing technology throughout this course and it's projects. I understand Digital Citizenship and I also teach about the rights and responsbilities of using technology to my students. I am able to use various resources to provide meaningful and effective learning experiences. I am able to design and create new, useful, imaginative solutions though several processes. Most of all, I believe I can clearly communicate and express myself by using a wide variety of technology tools. I will continue to strive for self-growth in meeting ISTE Standards, while teaching my students about them. The most useful tools I used during...
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Curriculum Video- EDUC 552

For this weeks assignment I made a video over comparing two-digit numbers using the greater than, less than, and equal to symbols. I used iMovie, Photo Booth, Jamboard, camera, and Screencastify to create the components included in the video. This applied to Nebraska State Standard: MA 1.1.1.f Compare two two-digit numbers by using symbols and justify the comparison based on the number of tens and ones. Overall, I gained knowledge on adding various elements together to produce a short video. This insight will be beneficial as I utilize video making applications in the future for educational purposes.
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Screencastify

For Week 3 of EDUC 552, I had the opportunity to explore Screencastify. Screencastify is an effective, simple way to share your computer screen while adding voice and text features. This will be a powerful tool to use with my students as they are learning how to navigate the internet. I will now be able to share directions with a video that they can watch as many times as they need to while rewinding, pausing, and stopping. This particular Screencastify video that I created explains how to use a rainbow template on Jamboard. This will be a great new learning experience for students.  
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Control Alt Achieve Blog Response

I looked into the blog, Control Alt Achieve from Eric Curts. Most of the blog posts I found revolved around Google and its features, which is beneficial because my students have Google Chromebooks. I read the following post specifically about Jamboard because it looked like something that would interest my young students. In this blog post, Curts explains how to create a rainbow background so students can draw on it as if they were using rainbow paper. I plan to use this Jamboard tip for students to practice their spelling words and for expressing creativity. If I created a blog for student use, it would have to be very simple as I teach first grade. On my blog, I could share links and videos on how to use the internet and over the content that I was teaching. I could also use it as a way to communicate with families, much like a newsletter. Blogging is a great way to reflect and share ideas with readers. The Control Alt Achieve blog was essential for learning about Google.  https:...
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552 Animoto

This week for EDUC 552, I had the opportunity to explore Animoto. This was my first experience with Animoto and I was pleased with the simplicity and organization of the website. I will continue to utilize Animoto in the future as it is a beneficial tool for creating visuals and graphics. As a way to engage and motivate students, I could use Animoto to create short videos of learning content in each subject area. I could also help students create clips to share with parents about what happens in our learning environment. Overall, this technology tool is effective and something that I will incorporate more into education.
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552 Artifact- EdPuzzle

I created this artifact using Edpuzzle. To be honest, I created my account, and I almost decided to not follow through with using it because I was not sure how to use it right away. I often find myself getting scared with new technology tools if I cannot figure out how to use them as soon as I log in. However, today I decided to face the challenge and I am so glad I did because it ended up being a beneficial tool that I will continue to use in education.  Edpuzzle could be used in the classroom in a variety of ways. After figuring out how to find YouTube videos, I found that you can add questions and comments throughout videos to keep students listening and engaged. You can also use videos that have already been created through the "Edpuzzle Community," which is great to avoid recreating the wheel. Another feature is the Popular Channels link. Some popular channels include Khan Academy, TED Talks, and  National Geographic. If you have your own videos that you have created, yo...
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552 Article Review

  Summary: Within the article, “Elementary Prospective Teachers’ Experiences Regarding Digital Storytelling”, prospective teachers used digital stories for the elementary curriculum to identify teacher views and experiences regarding digital storytelling. In the findings, they found that prospective teachers had positive views about digital storytelling. “The participants stressed that digital storytelling makes students active in the lessons, attracts their relevancy, increases their motivation, and attracts their attention. In addition, prospective teachers stated that digital storytelling makes the lesson enjoyable and ensures that the lesson is fun, effective, and efficient” (Asian & Kazu, 2021). The teachers stated that they would use digital storytelling in mostly life studies and Turkish lessons, but could use it in every subject area. They found that using digital storytelling for life sciences helps to be more relatable and easily connects to everyday life. In the stud...
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