10. Finally!

This week’s assignment (PowerPoint Interaction) actually caused a lot of problems for me. I had a really tough time getting the slides to hyperlink and I think that my template was to blame. Besides the fact, I think the idea of interactive games using PowerPoint is a great way to teach a lesson. I think that going through all the problems I did with this assignment, I have really learned how to master it. I will probably be using this after I teach a lesson to keep the kids interested and still learning.

Some of the most interesting topics I found on my classmates’ blogs was when we worked on our concept maps. I thought it was so cool to see all the different ways you can concept map and how you can design them. The only thing about concept maps that isn’t so great is that some subjects maybe aren’t best to concept map. I noticed some classmates’ maps that didn’t really connect well just because that subject wasn’t meant to be mapped out. Another thing that was super awesome about the classmates’ blogs was reading their different writing styles. I am an English major specializing in Editing, Writing, and Media so I am always looking for flow and style when I read. Some of you are really great writers!

              I think the next technology-related skill that I would want to learn is definitely Photoshop. I have always thought it was so cool that you could morph and change images and add and subtract sections of an image. Photoshop is used in the market worldwide. Advertisers use it to promote their product, clothes, and food. I think learning how to use it, it could give me some insight to how much Photoshop is really done when I see an image advertising something. I also think it would just be fun. My roommate took a Photoshop class and she photo shopped herself next to Drake as a joke and it really looked real! I thought it was so funny and cool and I think it would be really awesome to learn how to do that too.

I never thought that technology could be such a huge part of my future career. Even if I don’t become a teacher, I have to use technology every day! Many things that I learned in this class will apply to my career and I will definitely use. I think it is super important that I stay up-to-date on all the new technology as soon as it comes out so that I can use it. Becca mentioned the FSU tech sandbox in her blog and how great of a resource it is. I couldn’t agree more! The tech sandbox can keep my tech skills sharp and continually learning. EME2040 opened my eyes to how much technology there is out there and how little it is used and applied in the classroom.