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This reflection paper discusses the student's experience in an EDT 180 computer literacy course. The student's goals were to enhance her computer skills as they are increasingly required for her career as an elementary school teacher. While she initially felt confident that she could balance the class with a new baby, she found it overwhelmed her at times. She learned new skills like spreadsheets and Google Docs that she had previously avoided. Creating citations and using free photos were still challenging. Overall, the class increased her confidence with technology that she will need for innovative teaching in a changing field.

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Reflection

This reflection paper discusses the student's experience in an EDT 180 computer literacy course. The student's goals were to enhance her computer skills as they are increasingly required for her career as an elementary school teacher. While she initially felt confident that she could balance the class with a new baby, she found it overwhelmed her at times. She learned new skills like spreadsheets and Google Docs that she had previously avoided. Creating citations and using free photos were still challenging. Overall, the class increased her confidence with technology that she will need for innovative teaching in a changing field.

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Jerilyn Harvey

Reflection Paper Assignment


EDT 180 iCourse
April 27, 2020

My goal for this class was to enhance my knowledge in computer skills and literacy. I am

studying to become an elementary teacher; computer skills are beginning to be required in this

generation. My objectives I focused on were to Approach new computer-based tasks more easily

and with greater confidence, Locate, open, and use the following software applications at an

intermediate level: e-mail, word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, web page development,

internet search strategies, and Canvas course management system and be familiar with a majority

of Google based applications.

When I started the class, I was pretty much confidence that I could fit this class into my daily

schedule; didn’t go quite as planned. Towards the end of the semester everything felt like it just

overload on me. Having a baby in the middle of the semester was tough. My time management

played a huge role in my academics. At the beginning of class it started smoothly because the

class started out with some similar computer software, I knew I could handle. I started this class

only knowing the basics computer skills such as Word, Internet search, PowerPoint,

downloading a few things. I am not very literate in Computer literacy. I looked at computers as

something to learn in my spare time or when I must learn it, I would fiddle around with it to find

out more about it. But that wasn’t so often, only when required. This class has taught me more

than I know and more than I expected to learn. There were times when everything got hard. I

would sit up late into the night trying to figure things out, when I did, I felt accomplished and a

bit proud that I actually finished.

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Jerilyn Harvey
Reflection Paper Assignment
EDT 180 iCourse
April 27, 2020

Through the process of every module it was a step by step program to help me learn new things

and find out new ways to use what I already knew. Word and PowerPoint are what I use all the

time with school. Spreadsheet was new to me, never used it, always avoided it. After going

through it, wish I knew about it earlier. Another thing I learned that was similar was google

docs, whoa! That was also an exciting moment for me, I literally learned on the go. The best

thing with that is all I had to do was log into my ASU account from any computer and my work

would be there, so much easier. The one thing I still don’t understand or how to do is create

commons, finding the right way to cite photos and using free photos. It wasn’t fun for me, and I

don’t know if I’ll use it again. But I will try and learn it again someday.

This new technology knowledge I have gained has given me more confidence to try new ways to

teach to be more innovative. Education is one place where everything changes almost every year.

So, studying to become a teacher I must be open to change especially in technology. One light

bulb moment I had was with screencast. After downloading the software, I was so confused on

how to open the new software and where to find it. When I found it and got it set up, I figured

how to use it and then the light bulb came up how to record my voice and show my every move.

It was amazing and fun. Something I will be using in my future teaching career.

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