Edtech assignments

Out of all the assignments we were asked to complete for edtech to date, i found the handout the easiest to complete and also the most useful for the classroom setting. I enjoyed learning about clip art which i had never used up to now, but managed to use quite alot of on the handout! The handout supports more effective learning as it acts as a good aid to provide extra activities and exercises along with the textbook. I find the handout exercise very beneficial and will definitely use it time and time again in the classroom in the future.

The single transperency was also very useful and i will certainly use it during grammar classes. I feel the transperencies will support more effective learning as they will aid and emphasise the key grammatical points made during a grammar class for example for students to focus their attention on. I have been having difficulties creating the overlays for the second transperency and have still not completed this assignment. While i feel these overlays would be very beneficial to a science or geography teacher, i believe they are of little benefit to a language teacher unless they could be used for teaching grammar. However as this assignment specifies the use of graphics i am unable to produce a grammatical exercise on the transperency.

I have yet to present the WebQuest presentation however our group have completed the proposal for the presentation next week. I like the idea we are proposing for the WebQuest and feel that i will learn more about various French cities and French culture when we complete the webquest itself. I think that the presentations are a great idea as the whole Edtech group will benefit and learn more about different curriculum areas, constructivism and education technology.

The only assignment i would do differently is perhaps the overlay transperencies. I do feel i have benefited greatly and learned a great deal from completing all of the other assignments.