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Reflection on Education Technology CourseI have had the privilege of sitting in two educational technology classes in my first and second year in college. It wasn’t as informative and exiting as this one. I like Education Technology but when Mr. Yegon inform us that we were going to use a site namely schoology, I thought that was difficult to use and I got frustrated, but schoology was easy to use and I feel good about that and I realize that all activities were not difficult at all and I like the subject . I have learn many thing in this class .Education Technology can be complicated but it is important that we try to use because now a days it is all about technology .At the beginning I didn’t know how to use some programme or website such as schoology, audacity, and how to use podcast and a blog and also I didn’t know they exist. But importantly that I have learned to use all this program and website in a good way not just for entertainment. This class has affect my perception of my profession in that I realize that there are many innovative ways to teach and a good one is technology because it can facilitate the teaching .. The educational technology course has really helped me to get an perceptive of what digital literacy really is and adjustments that I as teachers will have to make in order to effectively facilitator . The course has lend me to understand that the technological advancement of the ?digital native learner has a positive implication for the teaching and learning process while the changes in behavior has resulted in severe policies being implemented to curtail the behavior of the students.. The Educational Technology course has encourages me to be an effective teachers to?model and apply the use of technology as they intend, put into practice, to assist me in my teaching and learning process, it will also aid me to assess learning experiences to engage my students and improve learning; enrich professional practice; and provide positive models for students, colleagues, and the community. These skills have moved me in the direction of the educational mutiny which boost me to expose my students to as much technology as possible, using technology in creating fundamental classrooms, epistemic games, simulators and global learning software which will stimulate our students and make them actively involved in the teaching learning process. As I willingly accepted the opportunity to explore educational technology, my darkened state was lit as it was brought to my attention how technology aware digital native learners are. As a result I had the privilege of acquiring the knowledge of creating my own animated movie. My reaction to this idea of using computer to create digital movie was diverse from what I anticipated. Generally speaking, the older classmates didn’t like the idea whereas the younger ones were enthuse because they are digital natives, although being not very excited by the idea, I accepted it and started creating my animated movie. It was not the first time I heard the word animated movie, so it didn’t came across as something strange and difficult to accept. The first reaction to it by everyone of my colleagues was one of strangeness, something they didn’t know exactly what it was and how it could be used as a benefits to their profession. At the initial stage of creating my movie, I realize that I needed to accept the intention and the potential of using animated movie in my Early Childhood class room. Fortunately I was already familiar with almost all the platforms and applications we were asked to open accounts at and I had also opened accounts in all of them. I am glad to partake in this activity because it gives me an excellent opportunity to acquire the skills in an area that interests me very much. Educational technology has brought to the fore the application of the ASSURE models for lesson planning. ?With learning being primarily student centered, the ASSURE model stresses the analysis of the learner, clearly stating the objectives, selection of the material, media, and methods, the utilization of the media and materials requisition of the learners attention and proper evaluation. In light of that,?technology assimilation continues to increase in our social order; therefore it is fundamental that teachers sharpen up their skills which will equip them to become digital age professionals. Therefore as we went through the process of learning educational technology, which improves the skills necessary to portray the behaviors of a digital age professional? ?This was done through the application of the ASSURE model of lesson planning, while engaging ?students in the lesson with interactive videos, web Quest, wiki, websites, along with others technological tools that were introduced to us. Without hesitation it can be said that educational technology course is the standard that the education system needs in order to effective mold the young minds.???? ................
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