Module+3+Reflection

Relection Prompt: Describe a technology experience you had this week.

Description:  I was substitute teaching for a high school social studies class this week. The class was in the computer lab hard at work on their latest assignment and I was mainly charged with just making sure the class stayed on task. The students were creating mock news reports of different historical events of the early 20th century. They were creating pod casts of these news reports.

Impact: Having very little knowledge of creating a pod cast, I was very interested to watch the students work. They had worked with their teacher over the previous week to learn how to create and develop the pod cast and they were now assigned with developing their own through working in groups of two or three. I was very impressed by one group in particular that was completeing a news report on the sinking of the Titanic. Not only did they understand all the work that needed to be done, they worked extremely well as a group. Over the course of their class I tried as much as possible to observe what they were doing and I was able to pick up a few hints at pod cast making. I know that I definitely have a ways to go before I would feel comfortable teaching others how to make one, but I have found a new technology that interests me.

Intent: I think I would like to learn more about pod casting and possibly even creat a few myself. I know that I have a lot of work ahead of me in order to fully understand the process, but I am excited to learn.