Assignment Six.

For assignment six, I ran into few difficulties. Finding a good range of websites, that shows both sides of the spectrum, an unsatisfactory website, as well as an exceptional website, was a challenge. Based on my criteria for judging a sufficient website, I thought I would find mostly exceptional websites and few faulty websites that fail to meet any requirements.  To my surprise, all but one of my websites I found were unsatisfactory or not reliable.  Still, depicting how reliable they were was a difficulty but by focusing on all the details of the criteria, I was able to grade the websites accordingly.

I met most of my objectives, such as staying focused on my work, paying attention to the small details asked for the assignment, and starting the assignment early so I am not rushing. Especially by starting earlier, I was able to analyze the websites correctly and examine all the components of my rubric.  I think I have a better idea of what exactly I should be mindful of when determining if a website is valid.

I will use my understanding to teach my students. The assignment I created, for a seventh grade class, asked students to get information on a five paragraph essay.  I would use their findings to help me show them which websites are good to use based on what information they researched. Since this assignment depicts how to judge technology and websites to provide us with factual information, this assignment was helpful.

Assignment Five.

               For assignment five, I was mostly confused about how to change the inspiration sheets.  I was unsure how to change the sheets from a file that works with the program, to something that can be opened up in other programs, such as Microsoft Power Point.  I started to see what I could open up in Power Point, by using the insert menu bar and seeing which files were compatible.  Once I realized which formats I could use, I exported the files on inspiration into “.jpg”. 

I used the objective of mine to keep trying and not give up.  I had to keep figuring out different ways to open up the file and transport it to PowerPoint.  I also asked for help from my professor, which is another objective of mine, to make sure I was doing the assignment correctly and using the hyperlinks well.  Both these objectives helped me complete the assignment.

I had no idea how to convert files into a different format for applications.  Thinking about it now, I have stressed about this so many times thinking there was no way I could do that.  I used to just redo assignments in other applications.  Knowing this, I will save myself a lot of stress and confusion in the future. I enjoy learning about story telling because I know I can use this in my classroom. Knowing more about the application is very useful.  Also, as I have said, I need to know about this application and now to convert files for all my classes so I am fortunate to have the opportunity to learn it now.

This has helped me understand how to integrate technology in the education process significantly.  I learned a lot about both PowerPoint and Inspiration because of this assignment. It helped me convert files, use applications with other applications and helped me find an easier way to access different tool bars for action buttons.