Module 5 Activity 3

This activity was one that was needed and reminded me of a previous activity where we had to assess websites to see what makes a good website, but in this case I had to evaluate educational software. I came up with ten criteria for evaluating educational software and I believe they were adequate. This activity allowed me to look at what really is important when it comes to students using software for learning purposes. I learnt a few things from this activity because there were teachers who included some criteria that were very interesting, a few I would not have thought of and so I will  use all of the ideas so when i am ready to recommend software for my students, it will be software that is of top quality and matches all or most of the necessary criteria.

Module 5 Activity 2

The activity basically allowed us to use software that can be used in class with your students and so did I, It was quite enjoyable, I used the website/app Edmodo and it was very interesting, i was surprised to students used it and I am guessing it is because it resembles Facebook and it also has an app for android and ios. I will  say it was a fruitful activity and it encouraged some of us teachers who never used educational software to get on board. in addition I was able to look at some of the links other teachers posted and take a look at them; indeed they were also good links to interesting educational websites/programs.

Module 5 Activity 1: Refection on the value of social bookmarking

This module began quite interesting with the use of social bookmarking, right away I learned how to use the site diigo and how it can be used to in lessons.  I created my own link and here it is: https://www.diigo.com/user/maximryan  I have bookmared sites and i understood that with diigo I can share my link with other teachers and students which makes it a very useful tool for me. I would suggest to other teaches to use this tool with  other teachers to share resources and websites because thus far I have gotten links from other teachers that I intend to use.

Assignment 3

Welll I cant even say much about this module but I must state that in my opinion it was the most challenging assignment in modules 1-4. I had some difficulty at start and also I had some problems at home but I tried my best to finish on time, I had to really think hard to come with a lesson then to make the adjustments for thinking and questioning skills, it was quite a task but eventually I got it done. I finished the assignment realising that we as teachers need not to deliver lessons simple when there are technological tools available to enhance delivery and increase students attention span and learning.