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Module 4 Reflection

    I'm going to be honest and say that this was a challenging Module for me. Not only because I have limited experience of lesson planning as a subsitute teacher but also because everything at home just piled up at the same time. I was working well on the lesson plan to turn it on time and then there were about 2 weeks of events and family that would just now allow me to sit down and finish. But I am so glad I got to finishing it up because it was enjoyable, mostly because I imagined teaching the lesson to my son. Thinking of ways to make sure he understands the instruction and concepts. He has just started using Scratch Jr at home and really likes it. I will have to try and teach him all about what programming is, coding, algorithms and sequences, words he is yet to learn. One part about the Lesson Plan assignment that I thought was interesting was the ISTE Standards. It was something I didn't even know existed but what a great resource it is to have to make sure technology is used effecitvely in the classroom. I found myself looking at both the student and educator standards. I was inspired by the Global Beauty Trends Lesson Plan example to find a background fitting to my lesson and so decided to try out Canva. I had heard of it from classmates but had yet to try it and I have to say that so far it has been my favorite graphic design platform. It has amazing templates, super easy to use and new to me, coming from photgraphy and photoshop background where I had to create everything from scratch. (lol) 

    I also really liked Rubistar and the fact that I was able to make my own grading rubric. It was nice that the website allows you to completely make your own categories by changing the text on the templates. I loved the list of Graphic Resources provided, it was hard to choose one and I will definetely be coming back to them but I ended up choosing word art because like I mentioned I was inspired by the Global Beauty Trends Lesson Plan. Thank you for compiling such an awesome list!

    Lastly, I am super excited to use Google Sites for our portfolio project. It looks like it will be fun as there are a lot of templates to choose from. Years ago when I tried working on web design I remember templates were very limited and so it was difficult to create something pleasing. Anyway, I hope not to be away for too long again! 

Below is my lesson plan, which I am very pleased with the results!



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