Della's Reflection

My group members and I agreed on the topic "Effects of Poor Dieting" to teach a grade three class. This final decision was taken after many discussions on what topic that would be best to highlight the importance of technology as a teaching tool. In order to execute the lesson effectively, a lesson plan was designed, then a storyboard for a video and a blog. After the first draft of the lesson plan, our lecturer and colleagues critiqued it and made suggestions based on what we presented. I personally do not like critiques and was feeling really bad but I realized that most times critiques are to help make things better. So we made the necessary changes and proceeded to create a storyboard to support the lesson plan.


My role was to contribute ideas only since I am not so computer inclined. In addition to the storyboard, a group member created a group blog to facilitate posting of our comments and information to each other. I found that it was quit easy to create the blog and I enjoyed posting my comments. My biggest challenge was to post pictures and videos. Despite of this, my group members were very cooperative and assisted me when I was encountering difficulties. Even right now as I'm typing my reflection. As we proceeded with the video shoot for the introduction, it began raining as soon as we reached the market. Although it rained, I had lots of fun and laughter. I never knew that preparing to teach using technology required so much planning. None the less, the whole experience was worthwhile because I can see the relevance of using technology for classroom instructions since I have learnt so much from it. Moreover, the resources that we created will definitely support the students' learning since it will allow authenticity, constant interaction with each other and also to help them develop collaborative learning as a group.


To conclude, I am just getting a feel of technology and to my dismay it is the end of the course. Finally thanks to a dedicated teacher, my collaborative group members and everyone else who contributed to making this creation a complete success.