SyllabusCritics221Fall2008

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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?"
 * Keep and organized binder and save things to their HDrive.-Maggie
 * iMovies take a long time to make-plan it out before you film.-Laura
 * The classroom management project looks easy, but it isn't, spend a lot of time on it.-Laura
 * Manage their time wisely. Don't fall behind, stay on top of what is due. When you're in the classroom, do the readings!!-Miken
 * If you have a job, quit it because you will spend the majority of your working hours working on projects for these classes, and even when you sleep you will dream about what you need to get done.-Webb
 * Be very social with your block-Simon
 * Technology is not always predictable. For example: The cameras might not be available, the internet server could be down, or the camera may not be in the right form to be able to upload to a software program something like iMovie.
 * Work with all different partners whenever you get the chance-final products will amaze you.-Unknown
 * Be Creative-Chris
 * I warn you about the amount of time the class really is going to take. (It's a lot!)-Monique
 * Take as much as you can get from this great class.-Unknown
 * Try to use as many different pieces of technology as you can get your hands on during this course!-Unknown
 * Relaaaax-Unknown
 * Work very hard planning ahead-Unknown

Surprises
At the end of the semester, Practicum Block students were asked, "What surprised you most about this class?"
 * I was surprised at how much I learned about technology from this class, because I have never used programs like iMovie, Garageband, or even Inspiration and I was able to use all of these effectively.-Kayla
 * I was surprised by how many projects we completed in this course. It felt like a lot!-Christina
 * How much time I put into the products-Unknown
 * That technology can engage students more than I had previously thought possible. Also the great things a history teacher can do on google earth.-Unknown
 * How willing educators are to help.-Simon
 * I was learning through everything I did.-Unknown
 * While it was challenging it wasn't as entirely consuming as I had thought. I was also surprised at how close I've become with my classmates. I really do consider almost every single one of them my friend.-Monique
 * The fact that we learned so much about these different programs in only 6 weeks.-Chris
 * How supportive our group was of each other, especially when feed-backing; always constructive, never cruel because they all knew firsthand how much each project took to make.-C.R.
 * The amount if fun had during this class really surprised me, I came in thinking that I would be miserable and overwhelmed but the amount of fun I had and the number of friends I've made has lessend the anxiety I had. It was great.-Kathleen
 * I was amazed how quickly this class causes people to bond. I would have never expected to get to know this many people so well in such short time.-Simon
 * I love technology and I want a Mac.-Laura
 * The fact that our block did almost everything together.