EME 6417 Reflection

REFLECTION

Looking back

I can see the vastness of what I learned

In this past semester.

Every week, it was if I was a sponge

Now I see  
How each week we added to our ASSURE

And how it came to an end.

What will I take with me

When I teach virtually

What will I remember most

When I’m on my own?

I will keep

Multiple intelligences theory close

It’s what I believe in

And also

I will teach my students ‘bout copyright

And promote communication.

What will I take with me

When I teach virtually

What will I remember

When I’m teaching ?

Web apps and virtual tools

Can be used with online schools

Making lesson content more

Interactive too?

There’s a part that we might need to include:

to write the lesson how it will be viewed.

But this experience

In this class, in a sense,

Was the perfect culmination

Of my degree

Building upon my strengths

Adding to my knowledge banks

I feel I am well prepared

To teach class online.

I feel I am well prepared

To teach class online.

Christi Scheirer's photostream

Christi Scheirer's photostream on Flickr.

Great Resource!

This is a great website / wiki site for the ASSURE model for instruction.  Lesson Plan Models  There are some other great links at the bottom as well.

Change Story

Hi again,

For one of my classes, we have to create a Change Story - take a familiar story and change it in some way, or take a moment in history and ask, "What if?"  My Change Story is actually the combination of four stories and an expression:

• Peter and the Wolf
• The Three Little Pigs
• Little Red Riding Hood
• The Boy Who Cried Wolf
• "A wolf in sheep's clothing"

Below, you will find my change story, called Peter and the Wolf.  Enjoy!

Long Time, No See!

Hi, everyone!

It has been a long time - too long - since I posted on here, and I fully intended on continuing this blog, so I am going to try to make a conscious effort to keep up with it.  I am now heavily into my Instructional (Educational) Technology Master's Degree program at University of Central Florida, and I am really enjoying it. At this point, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel - two semesters to go!

Feel free to comment.  I hope we all can share.

~ Christi S.

Personal Learning Summary - Ah-hah Moments

Hi Everyone!

I began my Master’s Degree last summer.  I wasn’t sure if I had enough brains to handle the program, but I summoned the courage and followed the proverbial Yellow Brick Road to find my heart’s desire.  I have to admit that I haven’t exactly been skipping the whole time, but during this term, I have finally settled into the routine, and I feel like I am finally in the right place. 

There’s no place like home, right?

The following short video sums up my experience with Educational Technology thus far.  (For those of you who are not in my class, my professor is Dr. Kelvin Thompson and the Ed Tech Graduate Advisor is Dr. Glenda Gunter, who is my instructor in another class.)

Lyrics to Somewhere On the Computer

Somewhere on the computer typing fast

There’s a teacher in grad school writing about her past.

Somewhere on the World Wide Web is her blog

That she wrote all her musings and her assignments on.

Someday she’ll be back in a class

And show her kids the net en masse and teach them

The proper way to search for stuff

So they will know what’s good, not fluff

On Google and Yahoo.

Somewhere out on the web is her wiki

And the page that she made to write her biography.

My knowledge won’t just disappear,

I know I’ll use it, now and every year!

As my class comes to an end, I intend to keep adding to this blog.  I want to thank my instructor, Dr. Kelvin Thompson, for showing me what great online teaching is like. You were always available to answer questions and you went above and beyond to make your instructions clear.   In addition, thanks to my classmates who taught me, shared with me and encouraged me. Best of luck to you all!

~ Christi S.

Completed Digital Storybook Project

Hey everyone!

In my graduate class, we were given the task of developing a digital storytelling project with our students.  While we were not required to produce the final project, I decided to go ahead and complete the project with my niece and nephew, who are six-years-old, in first grade, and love school.  "First grade is great!" they say. (I am not currently teaching, and they are always happy to be "my students" when I need a class.)

So.... here is the final product of the last several week's worth of grad school lessons:  A Mischievous Monkey

Mischievous Monkey Show

It's fun to see the culmination of the project and to see the final product with their illustrations and voices.

I also uploaded the files and made a Prezi of the story.  I think I like the SlideShare version better.



Enjoy!

~ Christi S