We learned in my instructional technology a few different softwares such as inspiration, word, publisher, and SMART tools. I was familiar with word when we had begun looking at it. I was still able to learn some new tools that were available for me in class. I found the templates in both Inspiration and Publisher the most helpful because they look professional and it is easy to plug in your own iformation. I think that it was beneficial to learn how to use them because it could make our lives as teachers in the future more simple.
It was nice to use the projects as a review of the softwares. I know that I am going to remember how to use them better because I had to figure some tools out on my own after forgetting how to do them from class. Doing is definitely the best and most memorable way of learning. I enjoyed making my newsletter in word the most because I used tools that I had not previously and because my final product looked amazing.
The software that is the most important for upcoming teachers to become familiar with is the SMART software. Many schools already have or are getting SMART boards in their classrooms. I am glad that I am being shown how to use it now, even ownly basically, because I know if I was not taught it now that I would not bother learning how to use it in the future. One downside of the SMART software is that it takes a very long time to make a lesson on it. It is much easier to use it like a whiteboard and project a powerpoint onto it than trying to make an interactive lesson on it. I hope that I am able to learn how to do projects more efficiently using this new software but only time will tell. I can not wait to try and teach my lesson this Friday!!! :)
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