Blog Journal 9

    A flipped classroom is when the students have to take initiative to learn the instructional material on their own and then come to the class with any questions and to practice. It is different in a sense that the students become the teachers fro themselves and it is more guided by the teacher. I think this method can be beneficial in a sense because the student can learn in a style that is more catered to their learning style or needs. It can allow them to learn the material in an environment that helps them concentrate as well. But the down side would be that this method relies heavily on the student being responsible enough to take action and learn the material. It also allows room for more error, the students may be teaching themselves the wrong way and completely miss the goals intended.
   In my opinion, flipped classrooms are not the best idea, I think if teachers can teach and then provide time for students to practice in class then it will allow for a more efficient way to teach.

  An open educational resource (OER) is any resource easily accessible that is open for public use. OERs allow for the user to use the resource or tool however they please, as long as they give respects to the original work. An example of this would be Pearson online text and resources. Pearson is an online data source that provides online access to textbooks and many practice tools for students to use. It can be used as just practice or for the teacher to take as a grade. It can be used in anyway the user wants but with respects to still being on the Pearson website. There are many more OERs out there that allow for users to utilize the resource in the way that benefits them best.

   From working with PowerPoint I have learned so many things and these are things I will actually apply in the future to other assignments or tasks. I thought I truly was using PowerPoint the right way but after this class I realized I wasn't even close. For assignment 4 I enjoyed creating a powerpoint show, I never knew the difference between the two. I like how the show just opens up and gets right to it, as well as having the voice over.

However, for assignment 5 I do not really like the button navigation. I feel like it causes more steps than needed. It can be annoying to set up especially when the buttons do not go to the correct slide. I can see how it can be beneficial for other programs and activities that teachers may wanna do but I do not like making one. A cool source but not for me. Next time I would probably make something more fun or use powerpoint in a more creative way and since I have the knowledge to do so I think it will be more well thought out. Also because I was not comfortable using PowerPoint it made it more annoying to go through the steps trying to fulfill the assignment requirements.