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Murray Foubister www.flickr.com Reflecting on the experiences of my adventures in Educational Technology Tools, I have had an incredible journey. I have learned how to design a blog page, create a book trailer, venture deeper into G-Suites than I had in the past and more. I discovered applications on my computer that I had NEVER considered dabbling with before. Now I have discovered that garage band ain't just for makin' music, Martha! The app was quite useful in creating a voice recording of the audio of a short story. And the editing process quite clear after a trial run . . . or three.  Take a listen to the audio clip of Penguins! |
And Google drawing, my nemesis no longer! Working with it and finding inspirational illustrations, I was able to create a wonderful graphic that challenged anything I had created in Powerpoint or google slides. Experimentation was the key. Let go of the end goal. Dabble with the tools to see what will happen, and then begin the final design.
Which then transitioned to a screencast to
teach second graders
How to Draw a Penguin in Antartica
using Google drawing.
I took advantage of what I had learned and integrated pieces from the classroom room to a blog page for parents. Take a look at
Tuxedos and Little Blue Fairies.
Educational Technology is so much fun and loaded with creativity! Introducing a couple of the technology tools of this class into my second grade classroom has engaged students whom otherwise may not have turned in assignments. I wasted no time integrating technology into the ongoing Penguin unit. I was also instrumental in introducing Padlet for students to post evidence from a text to allow peers ongoing conversation via an online bulletin board. And Padlet enabled the integration of iPads into the instructional day once again. Now my second graders understand how to use laptops as well as iPads and the have an educator who is far more comfortable and capable of teaching more multimedia tools in the classroom.
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