SyllabusCritics221Spring2008

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Advice
At the end of the semester, Practicum Block students were asked, "What advice would you give to someone who's going to take this class?"
 * Be prepared to put in a lot of time and effort in during this semester. and don't forget to use your classmates as a support system.-Unknown
 * Get your projects done ahead of time. This way you will have a fewf days to get the actual presentation to work. (HAVE A BACKUP PLAN!)-Derek
 * Dont wait until the last minute to do things it always takes longer than you think it will.-Catherine
 * Have a mac that way you can work at home.-Unknown
 * Do everything as best as you can the first time, it will be beneficial in the end.-Becca
 * Make sure you learn about technology pertaining directly to your concentration.-Unknown
 * Keep a calendar or agenda book.-Jason
 * See Dr. Overall for help. She's always willing to help.-Unknown
 * Get used to drinking coffee-Unknown
 * Don't ever be late for Dr. Grace's class.-Unknown
 * Don't try to ass sound to power point.-Unknown
 * Don't take another class at the same time.-Unknown
 * Say "goodbye" to your social life.-Unknown
 * Be ready to dance....Punk.-Nicholas
 * Know your computers capability.-Nicholas
 * Do your work and have a good time.-Kyle
 * Try not to have multiple jobs. Don't use Vista.-Unknown
 * Be open minded. Learn from others.-Unknown
 * When working in mac lab, come in when the lab assistants are here, they are very helpful! Eat lunch before class.-Unknown
 * If you are comfortable with a type of technology, push yourself to work with other types of technology.-Jared
 * Look at the rubrics.-Emily
 * Upload things before you go to bed, if you leave it till the morning that's when the computer will nail you.-Jared

Surprises
At the end of the semester, Practicum Block students were asked, "What surprised you most about this class?"
 * Cotton-eyed Joe.-Unknown
 * The amount of time spent on computers, and how fast the class went by..-Nicholas
 * I actually have to try. I'm not used to that... and it felt nice.-Kyle
 * More fun than you'd think.-Unknown
 * How will I was able to use mac programs once the class was over. And all of the technology I learned how to use and can take into the classroom.-Maria
 * She follows the rubric very carefully.-Unknown
 * It isn't that hard to make an imovie.-Unknown
 * I want my next computer to be a mac.-Briana
 * That we each get a website, there's technology help downstairs at the computer lab too!-Marie
 * That we were to actually create our own website.-Unknown
 * How much I accomplished this semester.-Derek
 * Once I got into the rhythm of what was expected, it wasn't as hard as I thought.-Brianna
 * There was a lot of focus on digital stories, I was expecting a focus more on other types of technologies such as Smartboards.-Jesse
 * There is a lot less busy work than I thought there would be.-Catherine
 * How much I didn't know considering how much I use computers every day.-Becca
 * That I learned so little about technologies for math classrooms.-Unknown
 * How many projects that we did. -Unknown
 * How much I gained from this class and how close our block became.-Unknown
 * How much I want to be a teacher now.-John