http://samara.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:28:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   During weeks 11 and 12 I learnt about photostory and what you can explore on this application. For me I found it very engaging and interesting to use as I have never used photostory before. In a classroom I would use this application for presenting and showing students work to ... http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/weekly-reflections-week-11-12/   How will your learning this unit assist you in your future career as a teacher?   This unit was a variable experience for me. As a teacher we need to use various ways of educating and engaging students. This course enabled me to understand all the different aspects of technology which I ... http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/weely-reflection-week-13/ Competency Test   In contrast to the first personal competency test, the second taken in week 13 of this course improved dramatically. Overall there was a dramatic improvement towards all aspects of the test. Similar to the first test taken I once again scored highly in the areas relating to basic ... http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/06/01/week-13-personal-competency-test/ Photo Story http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/05/31/portfolio-item-8-photostory-3/ Presentation Graphics and programs are used in many situations. In a school environment these presentation programs can be used effectively to communicate ideas and concepts to students in your class in an engaging and in lighting manner. Programs including powerpoint and kids pix are used in many situations and circumstances ... http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/weekly-reflections-week-10/ This week we learnt about the uses of numerous visual communication skills that can be used in the classroom. Although the main focus was on inspiration, which is a major visual communication tool that organises and composes interactive mind maps of various types. Through inspiration students in a primary level ... http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/05/28/weekly-reflections-week-9/ Interactive Whiteboards http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/05/17/portfolio-item-7-powerpoint-presentation/ Interactive Whiteboards http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/portfolio-item-6-inspiration/ GRADE SPREADSHEET http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/04/28/portfolio-item-5-spreadsheets/ In our classes these past 2 weeks we have been focusing on using spreadsheets and how it can be incorporated into teaching strategies and practices. These spreadsheets are an excellent way in managing, manipulating and analyzing data, especially the student’s grades and accomplishments. I learnt that teachers can use spreadsheets ... http://samara.edublogs.org/2008/04/23/weeekly-reflection-weeks-78/