Week 9 Reflectoin

This week was maybe the most important week in terms of keeping in touch with parents and community members all alike. This week we learned how to effectively use Microsoft's Publisher. That is very important because as an effective teacher we need to be able to keep parents informed and involved. The more involved a student's parents are the more likely they are to succeed.
The newsletter also helps to build an online community of learners. The newsletter does not necessarily need to be in hard copy form. It could also be online so that anyone can access it at anytime, further helping to improve the learning experience.

Week 8 Reflection

This week's lesson was a lot of fun to complete. We learned how to make podcasts. Podcasts always seemed much more difficult to make before this week's lesson. Learning how to make them can really help us as teachers. Podcasts can be fun ways for students to engage in course material on their own time. Podcasts can also be made into something much more fun than your typical lecture. Adding sound effects and music can help stimulate a learner's mind and get them better engaged with the material.
This week's lesson definitely touches on the building of an online community standard. Sending out posdcasts to students helps them stay connected with what they're learning. The more ways they hear information the more likely it is that they will retain it.