My Final Thoughts of EDM 310

First of all, I was a little worried about taking this class because I heard from previous students that it was boring and there was a lot of busy work. I thought how could there be a lot of busy work in a computer class? I was also told to take either Mr. Tashbin or Dr. Strange. I was told that Mr. Tashbin was the best and that it would be well worth taking his class. So, I changed my schedule around five times so that I could take Mr. Tashbin and I am glad I did. I have learned so many things this semester. This class has given me ideas beyond measures that I can use in my classroom. I honestly do not have anything bad to say about it because Mr. Tashbin made it interesting with all the articles about Google and technology. I enjoyed the video by Dr. Randy Pausch. I feel that was the highlight of the class. It was very inspirational and it made me think of all my goals in life. The thing that made this class so interesting was because it was up-to-date. It was about things that were going on now. I think things would have been different if we were always on the computer and interacting with one another. I felt the Podcast really opened my eyes on how group projects do not turn out the way they should. This is the only thing I would say that bothered me the whole semester. I was worried as to what I would do my podcast on or how my group members would work. When we were put into our groups and it was time for the podcast to be due, I felt that my group members did not give there all. However, I felt bored after listening to it. So, for future podcasting I feel there should be an option of working alone, adding music, or sound effects. Overall, I am glad that I was introduced to podcasting because I will definitely use it in my classroom. I also enjoyed blogging and reading other students' blog. I will also use this in my classroom even if there is no computers available, I will figure out a way to incorporate blogging into the classroom. I feel that it is a great way to get students involved and not always writing things on paper.

I really enjoyed this class. I wish there were more like this and I appreciate Mr. Tashbin for being the teacher that he is. I feel he always came to class with high spirits and that is great motivation for soon to be teachers. So thank you Mr. Tashbin and also to Dr. Strange because this class would not have possible if it was not for you.