Module 14: future vision project, summative presentation, and personal reflections:
Consider my learning journey over the past 3 weeks…
Rainbow of Negativity Reflection:
At the beginning of the class I wrote down some of my thoughts about ICT to put my thoughts down onto paper, to get a better visual on my strengths and weaknesses. I unfortunately recycled the paper as I was packing on Friday and did not take a picture of it! 😛 I have called my mind map “A Rainbow of Negativity” as I used a box of Crayola markers…
It has been about three weeks since I initially wrote my “rainbow of negativity.” At the end of all things I do feel more positive and confident in my ICT skills. I still feel that there is SO much more out there for me to see or do, but I am not as ignorant as before. I have been exposed to over FIFTY different websites, apps, or programs in the past few weeks!
I still find that there are a lot “stuff” out there that will just be “one more job to do” but I have learnt of a few things that I most likely will use again in my class. Especially when I leave my current laptop school and I won’t have the infrastructure that I do now. I have the departments’ websites and I have a format I need to stick to. I have Google docs for most of my class work but I have found some neat new sites to use in class for summative assessments. The school provides a lot of my tools and those are the ones I will work on this year. I will however suggest the new sites that I have learnt to others in the school who may need new ways (or a way) to stay organized and who might be looking into how to “ICT” their final assessments. “Sharing is caring” in the IBO world.
I feel better about “learning as I go” as there is SO much out there and that as long as I remain a lifelong learner and flexible I will be able to stay afloat in the class, and stay marketable for the job fairs.
I still feel that ICT in class is a “have to” as opposed to a “want to”, but maybe that is just because I haven’t found something that I love yet, besides eBooks and TV – films online of course! I also think that this is happening because I have had little to no say in the ICT that is mandated for my classes, and I will strive to change that in department meetings and offer more authentic uses of ICT in the summative assessments. (Kindly wish me luck as I have a slightly misogynistic, gadget obsessed, insecure Head in which we have a Titan sized – clash of personalities)!
If and God willing I am renewed this October for another two-year stint, I will have to update my personal laptop (my Toshiba is a six year old tank). I am still torn between PC and Mac, and will have to do more research and investigation as to what would be the best machine for my ICT needs and me. This also includes the possible upgrading of my most beloved Kindle!
Overall I am feeling more positive about ICT as I have had some time to explore and enjoy! 😀