Module 4

The vast array of tools available to facilitate learning is amazing. When ever I need to learn something new I first start at Google and enter a pretty generic search criterion so that I can find out what some of the basics for that concept. This helps steer my research and depending on what I need it for is where I will go next! If it is for a presentation for my students or colleagues I might create a prezi so that they can see the information presented in a more dynamic way. Once I have demonstrated the new technology like prezi or gloster I then will have my students create something using that technology so that they have access to new ways to present their ideas.

I am a visual learner so I like prezi, gloster, and United Streaming because they allow me to see what is going on and help me build a picture of what needs to happen. I know not all of my students learn in this manor so I try and come up with other fun things for them to do!

The Internet has drastically changed what I do when I have questions! When I was younger I used to go to my parents and ask endless questions because I thought they knew everything. My mom always told me to go look it up, like I had the resources to do that! She would then take me to the library where the librarian and I would search the card catalog to find a book that might have the answer. My dad on the other hand would just make up an answer on the spot that sounded so real that I always bought and I would then share my new found knowledge with the rest of the world. It had to be right my dad told me so! I know can verify very easily if what comes out of my dad’s mouth is truth or fiction much easier now and I make a fool out of myself way less often!