Now I am Done!

Finished with my EDCI 505 class! I am excited to be done since I am leaving for Holden Beach for two weeks tomorrow night! This really was a very valuable class, and there are so many practical things I learned for my classroom. I do not feel intimidated by using technology in the classroom anymore! I feel that I now have several different new, interesting ideas and ways I can make my classroom more accessible to students with technology. I can make assignments and expectations easier, I can provide more information and help promote them to explore new ideas on their own, and make the class more fun. I am excited to take these tools into my classroom, and I am also excited about how my use of technology will help my students be better prepared for the real world.

The final projects were to make a website. One part of the website was a WebQuest, which is where the students are given an assignment, and then the tools they need to complete the assignment are there for them to explore. I made a free site with Google. I included pictures, videos, links to do research, multiple pages, documents, rubrics, and so many things. I am very proud of the website, I feel like it is very well done.

On the WebQuest website there is also a section devoted to my electronic portfolio. I made a separate section, and then a page within that section for each of the assignments I have completed for the class. Each page has photos of the assignment, or links to it or a downloadable content section so the material is very accessible. I love the website, and the portfolio! If you want, you can check them out here: https://sites.google.com/site/justinnewsomeswebquest/