Activity 4B

C&I 335

Summer 1998

David Barber
Danville Community Consolidated School District 118
Danville, Illinois

Reflections

Skills developed:

• The following is a list of technology tools I can use to access, manipulate and generate data.

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Eudora Pro
• Fetch
• Pagemill
• ClarisWorks
• Macintosh computers
• Windows 95 based computers
• Aldus PageMaker
• Bobby
• Internet resources

• The following is a list of technology tools I feel comfortable using in the classroom.

• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Eudora Pro
• Bobby
• ClarisWorks
• Macintosh computers
• Windows 95 based computers
• Aldus PageMaker
• Fetch
• Pagemill
• Internet resources

• The following is a list of technology tools I need to learn.

• FileMaker Pro with web companion
• Claris Homepage
• Java Applets
• Video streaming
• Creating PDF files

Communication:

• The following is a list of communication tools I can use to access, manipulate and generate data.

• Eudora Pro
• Webboard
• Listservs
• News groups
• CuSeeMe

• The following is a list of communication tools I feel comfortable using in the classroom.

• Eudora Pro
• Webboard
• Listservs
• News groups
• CuSeeMe

• The following is a list of communication tools I need to learn.

• Web based collaborative software
• How to create Email reflectors

Multimedia:

• The following is a list of multimedia tools I can use to access, manipulate and generate data.

• PowerPoint
• Digital Camera
• Scanner
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Apple QuickTime VR authoring

• The following is a list of multimedia tools I feel comfortable using in the classroom.

• PowerPoint
• Digital Camera
• Scanner
• Microsoft FrontPage
• Apple QuickTime VR authoring

• The following is a list of multimedia tools I need to learn.

• Video production tools for creating multimedia videos
• QuickTime 3.0 pro
• Video streaming
• Hyperstudio

Legalities, Special Needs, and Issues:

The assignments on legal issues and disability issues has given me a new awareness and a higher level of understanding of these issues. I now feel I have a good understanding of the needs of the disabled in regards to web access. I now think of how the pages I create for the web will be viewed by the disabled. The use of programs like Bobby and Tom are new tools for me and will be passed on to my students. The assignment has given me the incentive to consider other needs of the disabled. I have been exploring means of speaking web pages to the sight disabled. As teachers we have to be adaptive to the needs of our students and now the web makes our students more than the ones inside the walls of our classrooms.

The copyright laws are of interest to me. I plan to incorporate the teaching of ethics into my classes. Students need to know what is acceptable when using technology.

The discussions of Acceptable Use Policies on the EDTECH listserv have been of value to me. I had not given much thought to allowing students to chat on the web. The discussions gave many view points and things to consider. I believe these discussion will help me to better respond to parents, school board members and administrators, when the issues of chat and other student access to the web is discussed.

Evaluation:

The use of portfolios as a evaluating tool is of great interest to me. I have used portfolios in my classes, but I feel I do not have a through knowledge of how to use them to evaluate students. I would also like to explore the use of journals. I would also like to like to look at ways of evaluate students who work in groups to produce projects.

C & I 335 conclusions:

This has been one of the most intense 3 weeks I have experienced. The C&I 335 activities lead me to new programs, new ideas and new resources. Each resource led to more resources which lead to more and each program explored lead me to want to know more. I enjoyed the freedom of the online class and found it to be a positive experience.