Hi Class!
About a month ago a friend shared a story that deals with how technology changed the motivation and persepective of learning for middle school students. My friend works in a middle school in Escondido. The school she works in is having various changes because it did not meet a number of scores they were to meet. This school is mainly students coming from families of low socioeconomc statuses. The school is having so many changes and at times they are being modified while the students are in class. One of the changes includes students working with lab tops. She shared how ecxiting this was for the students and that the fact of being part of setting them up and trying the devices for the first time gave them interest in the subject matter. It is something that they don't have access to on a daily basis and it's something new. Just like anyone of us, having something new motivated them to want to learn.
I did not only learn one new thing this week. As part of completing the assignments for this class, I learned a number of things! One of the most important to me was being able to get the snap shot of the verfications needed by Wednesday. This was something I never had to work with and I just jotted some quick notes on how to do it. I was extremely nervous walking into ACD 211 today to try and complete the assignments. Fortunately, it all turned out fine and I was able to do it. I learned that the professors suggestions on not procrastinating for this class were true. I knew I had all weekend to do this therefore, I tried it a few times before actually submitting my e-mail. I am looking forward to learning more in this class.
