My final culminating statement

Review of what I've learnt!

7 Blue posts (Posts reacting to readings and comments)

• T-PACK
• INFLUENCE OF BLOGGING
• E-PORTFOLIOS
• IWB
• ACHIEVING EQUITY
• A SCHOOL'S DUTY OF CARE
• IPADS

5 Green posts (Posts reacting to staff or other peers posts)

• Interesting post by a peer (response to Kyle Foster's post).
• A School's Duty of Care (post reacting to Glynis).
• Commenting on Kim's blog (response to Kim Trinh's post).
• Discussing Equity (post reacting to Glynis).
• IWB (response to Rebecca Vacarella's post).

8 Orange posts (posts reflecting on other stimulating experiences in class or on prac)

• First time blogger (in class).
• T-pack (in class).
• IWB (on prac).
• Connected Learning (own experience).
• The use of the IWB (on prac).
• Running my class item (on prac).
• Turning technologies (in class).
• I-pads in the classroom (in class).

OVERVIEW! 

Before undertaking the subject Professional Experience 3 I didn't think that I would gain so much valuable information from it. However, now reflecting over the semester I've actually learned some very critical information ranging from different issues that teachers need to consider and work around. These issues were raised throughout the lit circles week after week, with Maria, Glynis and my peers shedding deep discussion about it.

In my opinion the weeks in which we had discussed and were introduced to the Interactive White Board (IWB) was the lesson most beneficial for myself in, It gave me the opportunity to incorporate it into my teaching practices at this present moment. An example of this was during my prac where IWB was incorporated in nearly all my lessons. The reason as to why I feel this way is because the issues we had gone through in the lit circles are aspects we need to consider as teachers. However, since I'm not yet a fully qualified teacher I feel the only real thing I could do with this new formed knowledge is consider and prepare for it in the future. In contrast to the IWB I could readily implement it to improve my learning and teaching experiences during prac.Therefore, I felt that this new skill and knowledge I have of creating an IWB has helped create effective engaging lessons. This reflection is seen in the posts titled The use of the IWB on prac.

In relation to the topic discussed above Higgins, S., Beauchamp, G, & Miller, D. had covered the advantages and disadvantages of using the IWB in a classroom setting.(Interactive Whiteboards.)

Another aspect as to how Professional Experience 3 has helped was learning actual ways we could implement technology and the range of technology that could be used in a classroom. I was aware that technology has been ever growing in the recent years substantially, however I never really knew how I could work around this trend and implement it into my practices. PE3 has helped me familiarise my self over the 10 weeks where readings of  Roblyer, M (2006) had helped myslef introduce the need to develop the tools and skills needed to integrate technology effectively in a classroom setting (T-PACK).

Davis, A., & McGral, E. (2006) had given me information as to how blogging activities could be implemented into a classroom setting as it could be used in a way to vary the type of literacy students are undertaking. Also, to give students the chance to write more meaningfully about their own experiences. (The influence of blogging in primary Education).

Furthermore, over the course of professional experience learning about the different types of technologies available (First time blogger!) had been very useful also. Some of these include video conferencing (Connected Learning), blogging, e-portfolios (E-portfolios), twitter, I-pads, QR codes (IPADS in the classroom), creating a video (Creating our resource for assignment 1) and different online websites available like bubbl.us.

With professional experience it has ultimately giving me valuable resources which I could only further develop and better my self in becoming a better teacher. From very minimal knowledge of how technology could be implemented into the classroom before beginning this class and now looking back I feel so much more comfortable in actually using certain technologies in the classroom. One of the most valuable resources that I have already used during prac is the IWB which is a great tool to create engaging lessons.  

Reference List

Barret, H.C. (2010). Balancing the two faces of e-portfolios. Retrieved from http://eft.educom.pt/index.php/eft/article/viewFile/161/102.

Davis, A., &McGrail, E. (2011). The influence of classroom blogging on elementary student writing.Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 25(4) 415-437.

Higgins, S., Beauchamp, G. & Miller, D. (2007). Reviewing the literature on interactive whiteboards. Learning, Media and Technology, 32(3), 213-225

Roblyer, M (2006). Teaching with instructional software. In M. Roblyer (Ed). Integrating educational technology into teaching. (4th ed.). Merrill. Prentice Hall. Columbus, Ohio. Chapter 3.