Reflection #3 & Web 2.0

I really enjoyed working on google presentations. I really like how google presentations allowes me to work with the other students in my quad together at the same time. As I was looking for backgrounds to suit our personalities, Sandie was setting up the presentation and Bonnie was looking for cute pictures. Working on something together is a good thing. There were a few times when we may have disagreed on a picture but we soon were able to come to an agreement. I know we work with others a lot because that is what we will be doing when we are teachers. I am glad for this experience because I have learned you can have different opinions and still get along.

It will be important for me to be able to work with all personalities because I have seen an example of a team of teachers not get along first hand. I used to work at an Elementary School as an aide. One of the teachers confided in me about her team. This teacher was upset because she wanted to do a program for the parents. One of the the team members didn't want to but felt if she didn't she would look bad. The other teacher just wanted to stay out of it. This caused many feelings. It was hard to work together because of the feelings. One of my goals is to have a close team. Using google tools such as google docs will help with this goal. Teachers on the same team usually use the same information sheet for the beginning of the year. Google docs would be perfect for the teachers on the team to do the document together.

Google presentations would also be a great tool to use to unite my future team. My team could use Google Presentations to do a lesson plan together on any subject. For example my team could make a presentation on fractions. As a team we could create this presentation in the comfort of our own homes. I could be in my pajamas and slippers eating Bon Bons and who would ever know? Yes, thats right, nobody! Working together is one big piece of the pie when it comes to teaching. This technology allows my future team to accomplish this task with ease.

Web 2.0 had many ideas of how many different ways we can collaberate. I was amazed at all the technology that is available to us. As a teacher I can use blogger to keep in touch with my students, parents, faculty, and principal. Wiki, can help me or my students make websites easily just as I have on my site. There are great uses for podcasts in education. At the Elementary I worked at they had a podcast on their website. Each 6th grade class got to make up a song about one subject the class has learned. The students loved the opportunity. The podcast gave the parents a little glimps of what their children are learning. What amazing tools are available to us. Knowlege is power!