ILP Participation Lynda Tutorial

For my second independent learning project I decide to do a video tutorial from the website Lynda.com. I chose to do Enhancing Images with Photos for OS X with Richard Harrington. In this tutorial Richard teaches how to fix photos using the photos app that comes on Apple computers. He teaches us how to correct colors, enhance images, fix exposure and tonality, fix color and cast, and how to make black an white images. For this tutorial I took a picture of my nephew and with the help of the video I cropped and enhanced it. I also fixed the lighting by reducing shadows and highlight, and increasing contrast and brightness. The last thing I did was make it black and white. When watching this video I already knew some about the editing feature on Photos but Richard explained in great detail the use of each of the features on it.
Link to the video: http://www.lynda.com/Photos-OS-X-tutorials/Enhancing-Images-Photos-OS-X/408241-2.html
Product:

ILP Design Prezi

I made a Prezi explaining the three main components of the water cycle with graphics.
https://prezi.com/pzr3rytdug9v/the-water-cycle/

Blog Post 10

For the PowerPoint Interaction assignment I chose to do a Jeopardy game. This is the first time I've ever done something like this on PowerPoint. I found that the templates were pretty easy to maneuver and that even without a template it would still be fairly easy to make. The only thing I didn't enjoy was that there were so many slide so adding all of the buttons and changing the areas on the templates were cumbersome. That being said, it could have been a lot worse. Know how to do an Interaction PowerPoint will be a useful tool to have in hand when it comes to doing reviews in class.

Data collection tools are very useful for teachers to keep track of how theirs students are progressing, or digressing.  I want to be a French teacher to 10th or 11th graders in high school. Keeping track of their average homework and tests grades will allow me to better understand where they are struggling so that I know what to spend more time on in the future. If I were to be a math teacher, any kind of math teacher, data collection tools would be useful to both teacher and student in which they can collect real life data and use it to solve math problems. It's very practical in its application in a math classroom.
In my classmates blogs I found interesting the ways in which they would use certain technologies in their classrooms. They came up with many new ideas that I had not thought of and that I'll be sure to think about when I have my own classroom. Some of the things I read were related to the use of non-computer technologies and the use of different tools that we've learned and used in class. Something else that I saw that was interesting was how they reviewed the assignments that we've done in class.
A technological skill that I would like to learn is image editing tools like photoshop and video editing tools like iMovie or something like that. I find those tools incredibly interesting. Ive worked with iMovie before and I had a lot of fun with them. I think that once I learn how to fully master these tools that I'll be able to teach them to my students and could possibly make it as a fun project they can do.
At this point there is not a lot I can do to reach my technology goals. All I can do now is continue to use the tools that I've learned in class so that I'm constantly up to date with it and not having to relearn it. It all depends on what school I end up in. If I'm in a school with little technology there isn't much that I would have to learn but I would need to learn how to take initiative with programs that would allow more technology in my school. If my school has all windows systems I would need to learn how to maneuver that better because I'm very used to the interface of Apple computers.

Blog Post 9

There are many ways I can integrate peripherals and non-computer audio-visual technologies in my classroom. One of these ways includes using cameras in the classroom, preferably one that records. The main use of this would be to records my lectures in class. I can combine the use of cameras to computer based technologies by uploading the videos to the computer and allowing my students access to them either through a youtube account or a class website. Some peripherals that I can use in the classroom include all of the components of a computer so they can function properly. I can also add printers so I can always have the opportunity to give paper copies to the students that prefer them.
The website for the Goethe Institute, https://www.goethe.de/en/index.html offers many resources for both teacher and student. The Goethe Institute offers all kinds of information on Germany; the language, its culture, articles related to it, and opportunities for both teachers and students. Overall the website is credible. The Goethe Institute has many recognized locations in Europe. The articles are current and have listed authors with their contact information. With an evaluation like the one from one of our previous assignments it would get a good rating.
As someone looking forward to being a foreign language teacher for upper-level students I found this website to be very useful. There are many resources for current events that I can present to my students to keep them up to date with relevant information. There are e-learning resources that students can use and that I can as well. There are also exams that students can use as a study resource.
I enjoyed the assignment PowerPoint for Information Dissemination because it was the first time I had ever built any kind of lesson plan and I did it in my favorite subject. It really made me feel like a teacher and reassured me that education is still the track that I want to pursue. I have used PowerPoint so I already knew most of the basic skills that were required to make this. Something new that I learned was the use of sound and the background lecture that I was given. Learning these new skills will be useful for when I post powerpoints and additional lecture material on class website so my students always have access to this material.