Internet for School Librarians, LSSL 5391, has been a useful class for me. I have learned about a lot of different websites and programs that can be used in education. As a future librarian, I am trying to expand my horizons in technology. I feel that it will be my obligation to know what is out there and how to access it so that I can relay this information to teachers and students. I really enjoyed getting to learn about and create my own comics, podcasts, youtube videos, and infographics.
Some of the apps and websites we learned I have encountered before. One that I did not know of but enjoyed the most was evaluating the different infographic websites. Everyone loves infographics (at least I know I do) and I feel like this information will be really useful for me to use when I want to disperse information on almost anything. This is also an awesome tool for classroom teachers, so I'm sure I will be sharing these websites as well!
I also enjoyed creating my own YouTube channel. I use YouTube all of the time, so I know how user-friendly it is for tutorials. It is cool to see how easy it is to upload my own videos. I can definitely see myself creating YouTube tutorials for teachers and students in the future. Also, learning to do screencasts will benefit me in this same area. I think learning to do these things will be the most useful for my students.
Podcasts were probably my least favorite thing to make. I am glad that I got the experience of making one, but I felt as if I wasn't very good at making one. This gives me some insight, though. When a teacher comes to me wanting to learn about podcasts, I will definitely let them know what to look out for, like finding a perfectly quiet room to record in and that they might need practice with their tone of voice in order to sound more appealing.
I am thankful that I had the opportunity to do all of these fun projects. This knowledge will not only help me personally as a librarian, but will be useful to share with students and teachers!
Just like you, I feel that I have learned so much from this course. Best of luck in your future endeavors!
ReplyDeleteDenisse Ochoa
It was a great class the assignments were fun and just like you the postcast was my least favorite.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the class, and like you had fun doing the screencasts.
ReplyDeleteI always enjoyed reading your blog! I have a feeling you will be a great resource when you are a librarian. It's great that you are already so comfortable using youtube!
ReplyDeleteI also agree about the podcasts as being my least favorite, but like you, I will be able to share and/or help teachers if they would like to create them for their students.
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