Hi! My name is Stephanie Porter and I am currently the seventh grade art teacher at the DuBois Area Middle School in DuBois, Pennsylvania. I am originally from Pa. I graduated from Keystone High School in 1994. I enrolled at Clarion University and earned a bachelors of fine art degree with a concentration in painting. I continued school at Edinboro University and received a k-12 teaching certification in art education. I am now working on a masters degree in education, curriculum and instruction.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

Week Five

Well this is it. I have to say, I've learned a lot in this class. I've also realized that there is a lot to know in the field of technology and it's constantly changing. I want to be involved in it though because if used creatively and correctly, technology is very beneficial in the education world. Computers can provide motivation and fun for students as well as strengthening learning opportunities. They offer a variety of tools that can successfully assist and guide kids as they learn and experience a wealth of information. Teachers also benefit from computers. During this class, I've learned how to use the internet more effectively by way of RSS Feeds, open sources, podcasts and the invisible web. I'm looking forward to creating and using scavenger hunts and webquests in my curriculum. I've also become more knowledgeable about ways of communication through blogs and wikis. There are many new possibilities that await the next school year and those to follow.

2 comments:

Lori said...

Hi Stephanie:

I so agree with you on the things that we have learned. I can't believe this is our last week. Now I can't wait to try out these new things in my class.

Lori

John said...

Nice blog, Stephanie. I've enjoyed reading it. I hope your students soon benefit from some of the topics we explored.

Thanks for making this a great class for me.
~ Joh