Vision of the Future reflection
LIBE 477 and the Vision
of the Future assignment has been a huge learning process for me. Learning how
to blog, learning how to use Feedly, learning how to use Canvas, learning how
to create a Padlet and learning how to do a screencast were all new experiences.
On top of that, searching for and navigating the vast resources available for
my assignments and blog posts was both inspiring and mentally exhausting. There
have certainly been some frustrations trying to figure out the technology, but in
the end, I am happy with the Vision of the Future Padlet resource I have
created and look forward to seeing how it evolves over time. I am hopeful that staff
members will be interested in collaborating with me and that my staff will
contribute to the Padlet over time so that it becomes a valuable resource for
myself and my staff.
I really like the simple,
user-friendly format of Padlet and feel it has the potential for great success
with my staff. The team of grade 2/3 teachers I worked with this year were amazing
for sharing resources on Microsoft Teams. We all contributed resources to be
shared throughout the year and our Team eventually had an amazing number of folders
for each subject that were a valuable resource. I think this experience in community
creation and sharing resources through Microsoft Teams will have prepared my staff
for a resource like Padlet.
I enjoyed navigating
the resources available on the internet and in my community for my Vision of
the Future assignment. From the beginning of the course, I knew that I wanted
to explore Indigenous culture and how to better incorporate Indigenous culture
and content into my teaching. Indigenous education has always been a passion of
mine and it was nice to have an opportunity and time to really dig into some resources
and sketch out how they will be useful to me this upcoming school year. This
was a meaningful endeavor for me on many levels because it is a topic that is of
significant interest for me and will also be useful come September. It is rewarding
to work on a project that I can see benefiting my students and my teaching.
Blogging was a new and
challenging experience. I spent a lot of time watching YouTube videos that
explained how to create blogs. I feel that my blog is very basic and could use
a lot of elaboration, but for a first attempt, I’m pleased with how it has
turned out. I’ve recently gone back and read by blog posts from the beginning of
the course and was not as horrified as I thought I would be. It is hard to read
your own work through the eyes of your audience. I enjoyed using Feedly to see
my classmates’ blogs. We have some talented writers in our class, and it was
such a joy to read and learn from all of you!
Screencasting was like
nothing I’ve ever tried before. I used Screecast-O-Matic, which was very easy
to use. I struggled with recording myself speaking, I really don’t like hearing
myself talk so this was very difficult for me. I probably tried about 50 times
to get the recording right and it’s still far from perfect, but I was starting
to lose my voice (just kidding). I have gained a lot of respect for people who
make videos and screencasts, it is quite a difficult process.
Here is a link to the far from perfect screencast explaining the resources on the Padlet I made for my digital artifact.
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