My Reflection
Educational
Teachonology is a field which is concerned with the practice of using
educational methods and resources for the ultimate goal of facilitating the
learning process. That is what I learned in our subject “Edtech 1”. Edtech 1 is
totally different with Edtech 2. Edtech 2 is more on practical and manipulating
tools compared to Edtech 1 which is more on principles and theory. Honestly,
both are very tiring and stressful yet very meaningful and helpful to me as a
student and a future teacher.
There are so many things I learned from this subject. It brings new knowledge
and skills to a newbie like me. From drawing and shading to manoeuvring
equipments and tools for instruction. I learned the techniques in drawing,
sketching and shading because of this subject. Computer applications were
taught too like MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint , MS Publisher and Movie
maker. These applications are important for it helps in our future career as
teacher. MS Word is important for it allows us to right any documents while MS
Excel will help us compute the grades of our students for instance. We can make
or present our lesson in an innovative way by the use of MS Powerpoint. By
this, it will catch their attention through the use of different effects,
transitions and animations. You can also add images, graphics, picture or even
videos. It is really helpful for you can use this application instead of using
visual aids in your discussion. I also learned how to make a certificate,
business card and greeting card. So now, I can customize and make what I want.
Through the application movie maker, I knew how to make a movie. And because of
this activity, we became instant actors and actresses of our own educational
movie. It was so fun.
Now, technology makes the world go around and it is the most influential thing
in this world. It affects our actions. Technology can be used in a destructive
or in a meaningful way and this subject taught us how to use it in a productive
and beneficial way. As time goes by, teachers should be more innovative
and creative in delivering our topics to our students and technology is helping
us. Technologies are made as a tool to improve lives and not a machine for
destruction. As a student and a future teacher, the skills I acquired and
developed from this subject is very helpful in my teaching career. I will share
and apply all the learnings I got from this subject. A big piece of me was
connected towards becoming a teacher. By all the learnings I got, I can
improve myself and my teaching skills for the betterment of my future students.
What I experienced and learned from this subject will always remain in my mind
and I’m happy to impart all of these to others.
~Rexter Lopez Fernandez~