LAST WEEK

This was the last week of class. It was really nice to sit back and watch the other groups teach Access. Everyone seems to really be improving and changing things that they do. Tina really worked on her volume and pitch this week and she did great! Its now time to put all of my focus on finishing the Integration Project. Its nice to have a good grasp on it but it does take more effort and creativity that people would think.

I learned a lot more than I thought I would this semester in MEDIA 365. I didn't think teaching would be that big a part of the class. It will be good to pick up right where I left off in 366 in the fall. The information should still be fresh in my mind and hopefully it will come to use. I am guessing there will be another teaching section in 366 and having my pre-clinical in the same semester will probably benefit me a lot when that time comes.

This semester really flew by! But I already can't wait to come back in the fall!

Week 13

My group taught our section of Microsoft Access this week. I personally thought that I improved a great deal. First off I was feeling much much better and was able to have more personality with the class. I feel that my group had a difficult chapter and probably could have prepared more but I think personally Access was an improvement for me. This time I was more aware of my movements and more involved with the students. I got away from the computer a lot more which is something I didn't do at all the first time. Access kind of scares me so I wasn't as confident in my teaching this time around.

Anyway I learned how much prep time you allow yourself is critical!! This is very important in the teaching world. It will take some practice and experimentation to figure out the sweet spot for prep time.

Week Twelve

Week 12 was another week to watch the groups teach Excel. Its really interesting to learn about these new sections of Excel and to see what the other groups can come up with. As we keep moving through the groups different and new ideas are presented and then changed and flipped around a little bit, which is really neat.

I believe that as teachers we should always be bouncing off ideas from each other. This is a great opportunity for that and I think that it is great that most of us are doing that without even knowing.

I am more nervous about the Access portion because I am not as comfortable with Access. So it will take a lot more work on my part to teach this section.

Week Eleven

This was a very exciting week in MEDIA 365. My group had the opportunity to teach the class. It was my first time actually having a lesson plan and getting in front of a classroom to teach something. I felt pretty confident in my abilities but there are definitely ways to improve. Teaching Access is going to be a lot more difficult I have a feeling and will take just that much more work to perfect. One thing I will recommend my group doing for next week teaching Access is have the "word of the day" and have that word be Accountability. I think the student and the teacher should both be held accountable for the understand that the student is keeping up with the class. Too many times last week it was mentioned for nearly all groups that they were moving too fast or the group didn't make sure that everyone was together. How can the teacher know if the students are not keeping up when the teacher asks and the students say yes we are there even though they are not? It will be interesting to see how all of the groups improve over the next couple of weeks.

Week Ten

This week we had our first group presentations. It was interesting to watch and see how the group delivered the material. They did an awesome job and I took a lot away from their lesson. It was good for me to observe them and not only learn from the content but learn from the things they did while teaching. I am doing my project in a week and by the looks of things it is going to be a lot of work. One thing the 1st group recomended and I will do is to prep and practice a lot. I can't wait to teach next week! It will be a great experience!

Week Nine

This was a big returning week for MEDIA 365 class. We are getting our feet wet with the integration project. I am really excited for this project because I want to put all of my knowledge to the test. I have taken other classes like this but never had to do an integration project or create something that might actually be personally useful for my career. I am excited to start. We also started the group teaching section. I was absent from class this Thursday so I am still a bit lost. Still I am very excited to try and teach the class. I am comfortable with helping people with Excel and such casually but I have never formally had the chance to get up in front of a class and teach. The next few weeks are going to be very exciting!

Week Eight

It is the week before Spring break. Everyone in class seems to have cabin fever. We will not be having class on Thursday and use that day to come in and talk with Evan or make up assessments if we need to.

This reminded me that it is important that every once in a while students need an extra break and a time to make up. The class moral was just boosted. THANKS EVAN!

SPRING BREAK HERE I COME!