This document discusses Kaila White's experience in an online course. It lists various technology tools she used, including blogs, wikis, podcasts, and social media. It notes the importance of just-in-time trainings and using coworkers' frustrations to improve. While revisions were challenging, researching new tools will help in the future. The document recommends setting weekly checkpoints to avoid procrastination and feeling overwhelmed. It thanks family for their support, the Ashford community for opportunities to learn and teach, and Dr. Pressey for pushing her out of her comfort zone.
5. Just
in Time trainings have become more
important in my life.
Using co-workers frustrations
6. The
revision of assignments were hard at
times, but they made me research and I
came across some awesome tools that will
help me in the hopefully near future
Constructive Suggestion – for us
procrastinators, having weekly checkpoints
for the final assignment would have been
helpful. Once I was finished with the weeks
assignments, it was very hard to do anymore.
What I should have done was create my own
checkpoints so that I did not feel
overwhelmed at times.
8. My family – for putting up with me in my
emotional rollercoaster of late nights and early
mornings, yelling at the computer, and
sometimes flying objects through the room.
My Ashford Family – Chris Murphy for helping me
enroll and keep military benefits. Megan Garrity
for talking me into starting my education path
and connecting me to the right people and all
the instructors I have had. I have learned so
much and am excited about using all my
knowledge an passing it on.
Dr. Pressey – your class has been terrifying,
exciting, and fun. You made me think outside
the box and out of my comfort zone and I want
to say Thank You for that.
Editor's Notes
I started my MATLT 3 weeks after I graduated from my Bachelors in Early Childhood Education. I knew if I did not start right away, I would never get back into the routine of family, work, and school. I am so happy I did, because now I can say “I’M DONE”!!! I’m excited to see what is in my near future. When deciding to enroll for my masters I thought that I would just do a little side projects so that I would make enough money so I could complete my Missouri courses so I would become certified in teaching. My plans have changed. I have enjoyed everything about Teaching and Learning with Technology that I have decided to move into that direction.
I have so much more knowledge on how to use technology tools for educational purposes. Even social media sites have opportunities where we can learn from. These tools help with communication, learning, and have endless possibilities. I’ve became interested in seeing how different educators use tools in their classroom especially in an Early Childhood setting.
I have been filling out applications for online instructing. I hope that someone will give me the opportunity to prove myself and to show other students what I have learned. I want to teach Early Childhood Classes because that is my passion and I want to inspire others.Incorporating technology into my classroom and to show the stakeholders that it is worth engaging children into today’s learning environment.
I have created trainings for staff I work with on how to navigate and use features in Microsoft software to make other’s jobs a little easier. I use co-workers frustrations as an excuse to create trainings especially since we have started using a new online observation tool at work.
Blogger wouldnot letting me do what I want. Still trying to figure out the features to help make the presentation more engaging. Thinking back to everything I have learned the last year and incorporate them into the revisions.
