Tuesday 28 May 2013
Monday 20 May 2013
Module 3 Activity 9 Reflection
Module 3
Activity 9 Reflection
Sunday 19th May 2013
I enjoyed assessing various websites based on the
information they contained based on the following headings purpose, credibility, accuracy and final biasness
towards given topics. This had shed light on which sites I would select
information from. After this activity I am going to be careful with the
information I am selecting from the internet because some of the questions I will
now ask myself is the information from a credible source of information or is
it accurate or if the author bias to the topic etc.
My colleagues and I discuss
the sites based on the above mention headings on the group blog. Their comments I take into consideration since
we are all unique and have different ways and style of presenting information. A very good activity.
Module 3 Activity 8 Reflection
Module 3
Activity 8 Reflection
Sunday 19th may 2013
This activity was a very enlightening one for me as a
lesson plan was constructed for grade k incorporating spreadsheet in Social
Studies on the topic Types of houses individual students input data to create
various charts. Students were very interactive and engaged in
the lesson students participated well as the share the type and colour of their
houses in their groups respectively.
Also the activity required colleagues to
constructively criticize two lessons from the group and individuals the
strengths and the weakness of lessons was highlighted to help teachers build, improve
and correct their mistakes. I really
enjoy doing this activity. Many teachers
the idea of person critiquing their work but I think it is a very good initiative.
Module 3 Activity 7 Reflection
Module 3
Activity 7 Reflection
Sunday 19th May 2013
This activity focus mainly on the utilization of the
spreadsheet program to analyze and interpret data with a student named Nicole. In the information present to the student in
this activity Nicole was familiar with vehicle injury and the teacher was able
to linked it to what she didn’t know effectively. Nicole had no prior knowledge or experience with
constructing graph using the spread sheet program so she was total dependent on
the teacher to construct the graph. Also I had to answer questions based on the
lesson and email my results to my tutor.
I was provided with reading on just in
time approached to learning which stipulates that you are introduce to tools and skills as and when you need them
(just-in-time). I think this is a very good strategy where person would only
learn skills that are relevant to them rather than learning a huge number of
skills that is not relevant to them.
The second aspect of this activity we were
involved or Participated in
an online discussion with our group using
the subject heading Handling a big group, or we had to share our ideas about how you would use a spreadsheet on one
computer in a classroom, when you have about 40 learners in the class. I colleagues made very meaningful valuable contribution
which I will used to enhance my teaching and Learning situation at my school.
Wednesday 15 May 2013
Module 3 Assignment 1
Module 3 Assignment 1
Wednesday 15th May 2013
This assignment required me to think and ponder greatly. I manage to completed my draft and Assignment in due time even though i was experiencing little difficulty with the final aspect. I didn't experience any problems in the creation of my documents. I place a lot of emphasis and time in my assignment and I hope and prayed it was for the best.
Sunday 5 May 2013
Module 3 Activity 5
Sunday 5th May 2013
This activity was very interesting and enlightening. I loved the scenarios presented, some of which I was familiar with while I was not aware of others.
I especially like the Power Point Advance with the multiple mouse I found this to be very fascinating. I am definitely going to incorporate some of these scenarios in my teaching situation. My only regret is that I did not get to explore more of them since time did not permit, but would try them out at a later date.
Wednesday 1 May 2013
Module 3 Activity 4
Module 3 Activity 4
Activity 4 Reflection: Using Microsoft Excel to Create a Record Book
29th
April 2013
In this activity we had
to create a Record book using Microsoft Excel as administrative purpose which
was very engaging. I am familiar with
the excel program so I got through to do it more quickly, the only part that
was posing a bit of challenge to me was the area related to the If function
since I forgot for a moment what was to be done but after a little fiddling and
tapping my previous or prior knowledge I was able to get through. One of the
benefits of the program is when you construct a template it is very easy to amend
and update it rather than restarting the entire process from the beginning
which assist the teacher and make work easier. I have devise ways how to incorporate word
processor into excel to make to improve the educational level of my students in
and out of the classroom
Finally I feel elated
working with excel because there are a lot of exciting activities and
innovations you can engage in.
Module 4 Activity 3 B
Module 4 Activity 3 B
Reflection Activity 3B
Group Activity 3B: Integrating the word processor
27th April 2013
This activity included a lesson plan integrating the use of word
processor by learners my lesson topic was changing the appearance of pictures for
grade six(6) students were instructed how to Crop, Lighten, Darken,Sharpen, and resizing pictures of
animals. The lesson was great the
students participated well, those who understand the concepts were able to supply
assistance to those who were experiencing some difficulty.
The activity was very engaging. Students were given a project to
complete as a follow up activity students were very interested in this and this
help curb the in differences among students since the project catered for
individual differences. There were aspects of the excel exercise that took a
little longer but eventually I was able to complete.
Module 3 Activity 3A
Module 3 Activity 3A
Activity
3 Reflection: Group Activity 3A -
Gathering ideas
27th
April 2013
In this activity a collaborative excel document
was utilize to share ideas about how the word processor can be used by students
as a learning resource. Every day our students are exposed and interact
with word processing in our classroom whether at the primary, secondary or tertiary
levels. A discussion was held with some of the colleagues at school and the
following ideas emerge when using word processor you are able to edit your work
before printing it. It also contains a spell checker utility that can be use to
select correct grammar. The thesaurus feature can be employ to see the meaning
of words and their synonyms, finally using a word processor you can transfer
text from one location of the document to another without resulting to retyping. Also my colleagues in my group made valuable
contribution towards this activity, some
of which I was aware of while I not conscious of some of the others.
Activity 2 Reflection: Word Processor for Administrative Purposes
Module 3 Activity 2
Activity 2 Reflection: Word Processor for Administrative Purposes
24th
April 2013
In this activity the
main focus was the administrative uses for word processor e.g. teachers can use
word processor to formats forms, letters, flyers, invitations etc it presents information
professionally, concisely and clearly in an organized manner. The activity allow me to construct a Grade k readiness checklist which included the different
tasks the students would complete, a rating scale was utilize to see what level the students were operating at. I also created a money worksheet for grade
four (4) where students calculate the total for various items in a supermarket
like setting. The feedback from the document was favourable.
I really enjoyed this activity as I read all
my colleagues work and commented on some of them briefly. It can
be established that the work produced by my colleagues were great and a wealth
of knowledge do exist between us. Finally
I discovered some different activities and administrative tools that I can
utilize in my teaching and learning situation since some new light was shed on the
different administrative uses of word processor by my colleagues.
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