Reflective Blog Post

This course was the last course to complete my Masters Degree in Education, and it has by far probably been the hardest for me. Throughout my education and other technology classes, I have always expressed how tech unsavvy I am. I don’t consider myself someone who is too old to understand technology, but it just seems to be a weakness that I have. I don’t even have Twitter, Instagram, Venmo, Tik Tok, or Uber accounts. In this course, for example, I learned the thought process and the different scenarios to consider when designing successful apps/websites such as: Twitter, Uber, Ticketmaster, and Youtube. Even after watching and rewatching the videos that were explaining how the system was designed, I still struggle with understanding those specific designs and how they completed it. However, one thing that I did notice, however, is how similar it is when designing a lesson or unit plan. I already do backwards planning when completing my Unit and Lesson plans, but one thing that I found important and will keep is always keeping in mind possible scenarios that may arise. I believe that is one way I can guarantee that I can design a fully, wholesome unit/lesson, just like I feel the designs we saw are. Additionally, I will also have a more technological mindset when designing lesions like I applied it here for this course with the project proposal. My goal will be incorporating technology in different ways and for students to also use it in creative ways since, in my opinion, the future of education will be technology. Keeping this in mind, I still don’t consider myself to be an expert, especially after attempting to do the app in PowerApps in this Final project. Therefore, I still need to continue educating myself in the different technologic opportunities that I can incorporate into my classroom with my students. Technology continues to evolve in rapid and changing ways, so, I cannot stay stuck in old technology but continue incorporating the new technology that continues to arise. The best/easiest way to do this is to continuously research professional development opportunities on this topic to take and to keep myself up to date as much as I can.

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