Semester Reflection

This course has introduced me to several useful technologies that may be useful in my

future career or just in my personal life, as technology continues to progress every day. My

favorite technology I was introduced to by this course was audacity. I am glad that I have

audacity downloaded on my computer now, as it may be very useful in graduate school or my

future profession (hopefully) as a mental health therapist. I could use audacity to record

lectures in graduate school and go back and listen to them after class or while I am studying. I

could use audacity as a therapist (with consent) to record sessions with clients in order to

refresh my memory the next week of the topics discussed in the previous session, or in order to

track progress the client has made.

Google Slides is a technology that can be very helpful in the classroom for both teachers

and students. Google Slides allows the presenter to provide their audience with plenty of

information, but split it up into separate slides in order to organize the content. Having

separate slides of information also keeps the presentation from becoming overwhelming due to

a surplus of information. Google Slides is useful for teachers wanting to present information or

lectures, as well as students who are presenting a topic or topics they have researched for a

project.

Padlet, the discussion forum, is a useful technology for students of all levels. Discussions

forums and threads are useful for provoking thoughts, the forming of opinions, and replying to

one another’s discussion posts. This encourages thoughtful discussions between students and

teachers that ensures students are actually thinking about the information being taught to

them and forming opinions on certain topics.

 Screencast-O-Matic is another technology that can be very useful in education.

Screencast-O-Matic allows the teacher/presenter to record a presentation, video, or any kind of

sequence on their screen. This technology then allows the user to record their voice over the

video. By using a voiceover, you can script what you are going to say when it comes to

describing the process you have recorded. This is very useful for demonstrations, how-to’s,

recipes, and much more. Screencast-O-Matic is very useful for online lectures or lessons, as you

can present slides with your voice explaining information, or work out math problems and voice

over with explanation.