Reflection on Module 3

Assignment 2

28th May 2013

This assignment was a bit of a challenge for me I read the instructions on numerous occasions trying to ascertain what is require in order to complete the assignment. I place a lot of work, time and energy into my assignment. I did my best and     God see me through the completion of  the assignment.  Before activity 9 I would log unto different websites without looking for the criteria now am more critical in the way I look at websites. I hope and trust I will receive good grade. 

Module 3 Activity 9 Reflection

Module 3

Activity 9 Reflection

Sunday 19^th 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 19^th 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 19^th 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.

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.

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.  

Module 3 Activity 4

Module 3 Activity 4

Activity 4 Reflection: Using Microsoft Excel to Create a Record Book

29^th 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.