My Experience with an Application

            You may believe that to build an application requires a masters degree in computer science. Indeed, it is not easy nor simple but demands time and organization. In the same way, you may imagine that someone with little experience on computers may found this task impossible; therefore,  when the professor Cindy assigned us a final project about constructing an application  I thought: “ this is the end of the world, and I may fail on this course.” However, this Wednesday I summited my application and I felt triumphant for this achievement. But, there are some important things to that I want to share with you about my experience with this application.

           First and foremost, it is important to manage time wisely. Applications may require a series of details that sometimes cannot be done overnight. Professor Cindy gave us final project guidelines that include the construction of: slideshare, podomatic and knovio. These three websites also required time and dedication, so anyone with this assignment should consider time wisely. In the same way, time is required to check  videos on  use Youtube and time will be needed to search for information on Google in order to  learn about the websites.  Therefore, consider your time and check out  the tutorials because you may find vital information for the construction of the application.

         After some time looking at videos and tutorials, you will be able to construct the application . This  experience  is like finding  light after being in darkness. To be sure, It took me nearly 30 hours, and I had to put all my knowledge at work. I cannot express with words how great I felt when I was capable to use slideshare, podomatic and knovio.     

         Lastly, it is important to get some feedback from the professor about details that may occur during the construction of the application. Professor Cindy `s assistance is vital during the construction of the application. The completion of the task is impossible without her help. Needless to say that, during these four months she  has dedicated all her knowledge for delivering a great course. She  has made this experience meaningful.

          In the end, you will feel like a computer programmer. This task has  definitely put all of my knowledge at work. Essentially, my computer skills have become my best friend. As we have learnt " the more you know ,the better you will teach. " This application will be my shield to take after all the challenges that are coming. I want to say: “ this course means the future for me  because as a teacher  I will try to use all the principles that were acquired in this course." 

My Experience with an Application

 

            You may believe that to build an application may require a masters degree in computer science. Indeed, it is not easy nor simple but requires time and organization. In the same way, you may imagine that someone with little experience on computers may found this task impossible; therefore,  when the professor Cindy assigned us a final project about constructing an application  I thought: “ this is the end of the world and I may fail on this course.” However, this Wednesday I summited my application and I felt triumphant for this achievement. But, there are some important things to that I want to share with you about my experience with this application.

 

           First and foremost, it is important to manage time wisely. Applications may require a series of details that sometimes cannot be done overnight. Professor Cindy gave us final project guidelines that include the construction of: slideshare, podomatic and knovio. These three websites also required time and dedication, so anyone who is going to do  this application should consider time wisely. In the same way, time is required to check  videos on  use Youtube. Time will be needed to search for information on Google in order to  learn about the websites assigned by the professor.  Therefore, consider the help of the tutorials because you may find vital information for the construction of the application.

         After some time looking at videos and tutorials, you will be able to construct the application . This  experience  is like finding  light after being in darkness. To be sure, It took me nearly 30 hours, and I had to put all my knowledge at work. I    

         Lastly, it is important to get some feedback from the professor about details that may occur during the construction of the application. Professor Cindy `s assistance is vital during the construction of the application. She dedicated all her knowledge delivering a great course during these four months because with the development of this task it is impossible to say the course was meaningless.

      

          In the end, you will feel like a computer programmer. This task will definitely put all of your knowledge at work. Essentially, computer skills will become your best friend as a future teacher. As we have learn the more you know the better you will teach and this application will do just that and even more. I want to say: “ this course means the future for me as a teacher because when I work I will try to use all the principles that were thought me during this course.”

 

                                         

                                                       Class Discussion

 

             Using Technology in education is a subject that has been developed extensively in the last three weeks. Until this point no one can deny that using technology in the classroom it is  an essential part in the education of the 21 first century. This Wednesday we talked about the importance of Project Based Learning, and the usage of Online Education. During class we discussed the traditional way of teaching  and we contrasted with new ways of teaching. During class Teacher Cindy gave more input about these topics and she made us aware of the importance of using technology in education. We used most of the lesson giving supporting arguments about these subjects. In the end, the professor grant us the rest of the time for us to use in our projects. I exploited the chance and showed Professor Cindy my project, for she always gives me feedback. Basically, the project she has assigned us to do  is an Application that summarizes all the subjects viewed in classroom.

         In conclusion, although the incorporation of technology has been gradually increasing in schools, there is people who still reluctant to incorporated in their classrooms. With IT TOOL `s class I have learned to be aware of the importance of IT TOOLS in education.

                                          
                                             Three classes before the end of the quarter.

 

I distinctly remember when I first enter into the IT Tolls class. I had no idea that I could use excel or I could have a better command of Microsoft Word. I did not know anything about the importance of It Tools in the English education and how essential it is to have computer skills in order to be a better teacher in the twenty first century. I want to say that it has not been easy because to know computer skills requires trial and error. Our professor in the last classes has been giving us time to reflect on the benefits of using technology inside the classrooms.


I consider that my knowledge about IT TOOLS is limited but at least with this class I grasped the basics components that I need to expand in the near future. This past Wednesday Professor Cindy showed how curriculums have been evolving from teacher centered classrooms to classrooms were students take charge of their learning environment. To be sure that is a characteristic of the twenty first century teachers.

 

In conclusion, in spite of the fact that the lessons were hard and that they needed lots of concentration I have change 300 percent and I have become a better teacher. I hope to continue in this ongoing learning experience and become a great teacher.

 IT TOOLS IN HOLY WEEK

          


            
           The class of this Wednesday was another good day at Universidad Latina. Even though it    was part of the Holy Week, things were  normal.  To be sure, our class had almost all of the students. Our Professor had some readings for us about technology, so she distributed them among three groups. Normally,during classes what  we  do is a “Socratic activity” which means that we search on the Web to later report it to the class. Therefore,  she made three groups and gave the directions,  and  standards to follow. Our topic was about a dillema that questioned whether  social media should be incorporerated in classroom or not, another topic was about Generation Z and  the last topic was Kid`s don not want E-Books. To develop the activity the professor gave us about 40 minutes.

          Tania and I searched a great deal about our topic in order to  explain the importance of social media inside classrooms. We agreed  that social media inside classrooms is supported by many teachers who advocate to these tools.  In the mean time, we heard our classmates reporting about their topics, and we heard the professor giving more insight about them. Later we explained our topic, and the professor  gave more input  about it. The class went really smoothly, and we finished more enlighten as always.  I think that everyone did a great job explaining their topics, and I think that the professor made excellent contributions.

         In conclusion, the It tools on Wednesday was awesome.. Our professor Cindy always has great activities. In spite of  the celebrations things went normal for us.  I believe that IT TOOLS is fundamental in education because the student of the 21 first century most be proactive and adaptive with everything is out there to use.

MOOCS

            Cooperative Learning is fundamental for the society of the 21 first century. In 2001 MIT University launched a platform that shares some of its courses online, so students from all over the world have the chance to receive the same education as the ones who take courses at MIT. Sharing information is not new, from the beginning of human kind all men have share their advances in technology, and this has helped overcome wars, diseases, and to sustain our lives. Therefore, cooperative learning is fundamental for all the schools and its implementation is necessary for many reasons.

          First of all, education in institutions like Harvard, Stanford are too expensive to enroll. So with MOOCS people from any part of the world can access online and be a student in these institutions and learn as those present. This opens doors for individuals to expand their knowledge and achieve their greatest potential.

         Second of all, the cost of education is reduce because students are utilizing the premises and consuming electricity. Also, the use of libraries is reduce because students can access to material online and this facilitates research investigations.

          Finally, MOOCS have come to energize education making it more proactive< this means that educators now have to develop other curriculum approaches that facilitate learning in big scale. To be sure, educators now have to use more technology that spreads learning faster and students can learn faster.

        In conclusion, Professor Cindy has  shown us that importance of computers in education; she has introduced us  with online learning that definitely can help expand our knowledge. I have already seen my changes in the way I learn and recently I use educaplay in one demonstration at a Curriculum Class. I strongly suggest not to take for grated the internet nor computer skills.

March 10, 2016

 

IT Tools `s day

 

                 Every time I come into class it is a surprise. Wednesday 9, Professor Cindy showed us about MOOCS (Massive Online Open Courses). She had us browsed in the web for free online courses that one can enroll in order to expand one`s knowledge about any subject matter. We searched about the open educational week also. We devoted to this activity around 20 minutes. I searched for MIT Open Course Ware (MIT OCW). I pick up this MOOC because MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was the pioneer who started to share their information to the world.  After the research, our teacher made us share our choices to our classmates. Some of my classmates chose a topic about the educational week that was celebrated this week. There were six classmates who talked about their research. When I talked about the MIT, the professor expanded the information for us to understand. In my opinion; I like the way the professor tries to incorporate the four skills in the classroom. At the end of the class, Professor Cindy helped me with my final project and she walked around the classroom helping others with their WebQuests.