Mid-Term Reflection paper

Mid-Term Reflection Paper

Since my last reflection paper my initial expectations for this class were to become more comfortable and knowledgeable about the computer. I really wanted to learn basic things like the importance and meaning of saving and save as. Now a few weeks later I can say a lot of those expectations have been met. I am now very aware of the different activities, lesson plans and information that can be found on the internet to use in the classroom. This has made me feel a lot more comfortable and confident in coming up with new ideas for the classroom I will be teaching in.
Through out this course I have grown to explore on my own and figure out how to do new things. At first I was a little confused and asked myself “What am I doing”. This in itself was a big challenge for me because I know that I wasn’t too familiar with the computer. But now that I’ve learned so many new things in the course I’ve learned that it’s ok to be confused and mess up at first. It’s just finding your way and tackling those challenges after that, which makes a difference. So I can honestly say that now while coming on the computer using various activities and webpage’s like blogspot as helped me become more confident.
Not only has this course made me more comfortable and confident, it has also made me more interested in using the computer and its many resources. Before I took this course I hadn’t really communicated with other students on the computer before. This has personally been a tremendous help and advantage. I now have the opportunity to here advice from the student’s perspective. This way I can really get the chance to prepare myself for when it comes time for me to teach. Their advice can both encourage and make me a better future teacher. Overall this course has made using the computer not only a learning experience but it has also made it easy to use, very beneficial and a lot of fun.