My EDM 310Blog Assignments are Complete

Farewell classmates. I hope you learned as much as I did in this class. I also hope you all feel the same since of accomplishment as I do for sticking in the class and completing it. I really wasn't looking forward to this class because of my lack of knowledge about computers, but I am so glad now that I did , because I truly am walking out with some new valuable skills.

Last Blog Assignment

This has been the best class for me. I enrolled in this class with minimum to no knowledge of computers and I am leaving this class with a great deal of technology information that I can apply to my teaching career. I have learned how to do things like hyperlink, create documents using Internet resources, insert pictures into documents, spreadsheets, and even create databases. I have also learned how to Blog and make Power points. Most importantly, I have learned how crucial technology is in educating our children. With all the skills I have learned in this class, I will feel confident in guiding my students through the world of technology. I can show them how technology is your freind and is a useful tool, just as this class has done for me.

Assignment 12

iTunes is now bringing education to students in way they are very familiar with, through their iPods. iTunes has created iTunes U which gives students access to things like their professors lectures and notes. Many universities are signing up for this, schools like Standford, MIT, and Duke University.

This a great way for students to keep up with their classes. They can listen to the lecture as many times as they need and not have to rely on notes that may be leaving important information out. It also comes in handy when a student might not make it to class. Most college kids these days have to work while attending school, this iTunes feature allows students the ability to study when they can, on a break or in the car while traveling to work.

The state of Michigan has even introduce this tool to their K - 12 schools. What a great way to motive students to learn. Bringing students education in a form that they are familiar with increases their chances of learning. iTunes U engages students to learn in way outside of the norm and that always gets the attention of a teenager.