Technology can become the “wings” that will allow the educational world to fly farther and faster than ever before if we will allow it.
- Jenny Arledge
In ETEC676D I learned how to design using SketchUp. This was my first-time using Sketch Up, it was an amazing experience for me. I build my own Beach house using Sketch Up.
My group and I created a virtual reality experience for the sixth graders. They will enter the virtual reality environment and choose one of the two places to interact with. Then they use the visuals and details they saw to write a descriptive setting for a first person narrative story.
In ETEC 676 course in particular, my technical skills have definitely taken a leap. Before this, I had never worked with any of the programming language. It has been an extremely enriching experience and I felt more confident about stuff that I can do. Moreover, I liked how we work in groups and exchanged benefits from each other. For our group project it was kind of challenging for me since all my group members were professionals. I think group work in these courses creates more opportunities for critical thinking and can promote the learning and achievement.