SyllabusCritics221Spring2011

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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 be disappointed by copyright law. Seriously." - Will
 * "Don't put off your work or it will come back and bite you. Practicum doesn't have to be stressful, if you allott time to do work it won't be too stressful." - Dan
 * " Stay ahead! Don't fall behind!" - Unknown
 * "The class in very intense and it could be hard to catch up." - Unknown
 * "Spread your workload out, do the little things as soon as they're assigned!" - Jonathan
 * "Work on stuff you're in the field!" - Anonymous
 * "Plan ahead __WEEKS__ in advance! Seriously, WEEKS." - Unknown
 * " Do not get yourself involved unless you are prepared for the work load. Also, get your work down on time-if you get behind it makes matters __SO__ much worse." - Jen
 * "Work hard & don't let your work pile up." - Danny
 * "Maybe not have an assignment where we need to read while we're in the schools." - Chris
 * " Have students plan ahead and never get caught behind." - Chris
 * "Do __NOT__ procrastinate you'll hate yourself, I promise." - Unknown
 * "Plan your schedule accordingly, get to know your peers, have fun, take naps, don't wait until the last minute, bring/ stock up on snacks, prepare for a breakdown, if it can go wrong, it will. Be ready." - Seth
 * "Remember to back up EVERYTHING!" - Anonymous
 * "Time management is key" - Anonymous
 * "Ask questions during class time" - Anonymous
 * "Find the students in your block that are tech savvy." - Anonymous
 * "Don't think that you will get all the answers." - Anonymous
 * "Get ahead on your WebQuest!" - Casey
 * "Keep up on the Fires Blogs!" - Casey
 * "Get your 3-2-1 out of the way so you're not rushing at the end of semester." - Casey
 * "Take time on the products you are creating." - Casey
 * "SLEEP. Get as much as you can, and don't be afraid to approach Doctor Theresa, she has almost all the answers!" - Casey
 * "Be prepared! Be organized! Don't procrastinate! Ask for help!" - Jen
 * "Remember it's only a semester, you __CAN__ do it!" - Jen
 * "Back up all files! Know who to and who not to work with." - Jen
 * "Be prepared to do lots of work. Be open to learning. Discover new technologies." - Kaitlyn
 * "Get work done sooner rather than later. Sleep whenever you can! Work with others." - Kaitlyn
 * "Stay on top of you work. Post everything to the Wiki." - Max
 * "Make a good effort and you will be fine. Work with others." - Max
 * "Backup everything. Save everything often. Get things done asap." - Mike
 * "Start working on projects early. Don't wait until the last minute.(this includes the night before it is due.)" - Kim
 * "If you don't know how to do something, ask! There is almost always someone who does." - Kim
 * "SLEEP! Even if your homework is not done go to bed for at least 6 hours." - Bradley
 * "Know how your computer works. Keep it updated. Be ready for anything." - Bradley
 * "Keep up on all of your work. Use all free time you have to get work done so you can go to sleep early." - Lillian

Surprises
At the end of the semester, Practicum Block students were asked, "What surprised you most about this class?"


 * "The amount of work we had and how much time every assignment required!" - Lillian
 * "How I started to really act like a teacher." - Lillian
 * "How easy it all was (I'm not a big technology person)." - Bradley
 * "All the different tools that exist for teaching out there." - Bradley
 * "Just how much we accomplished this semester. I knew we were going to be busy, but I never realized how much we were going to complete." - Kim
 * "How many of my classmates struggled to use their own technology." - Kim
 * "I was surprised how much fun using the technology tools were." - Mike
 * "Teaching is not for me." -Mike
 * "When I was in the field, I learned that teaching is __not__ what I want to do for the rest of my life." - Max
 * "How many new programs I learned to use and what they are!" - Kaitlyn
 * "How nice it felt to be done." - Kaitlyn
 * "Technology could be useful and annoying at the same time." - Kim
 * "That we weren't given more definite answers about classroom management, __especially__ before going into the school the 1st time." - Kim
 * "That you put that much time into work + never ever sleep." - Kim
 * "Realizing I was the one who got "weeded": out + come to realize I don't think I want to teach." - Kim
 * "That __I am__ capable of creating products that students will be interested in creating themselves!" - Casey
 * "How many web 2.0 tools there are! Holy moly!" - Casey
 * "I am surprised that I don't take my own advice. LOL!" - Anonymous
 * "I learned more than I thought I would!" - Anonymous
 * "How dependent we are on technology." - Seth
 * "I was surprised by how my Kindle deleted my __Fires in the Bathroom.__" - Unknown
 * "I was surprised by what we had to do for the 3-2-1 ongoing project and how hard it was to find something new to do in some of the softwares we had to use." - Chris
 * "How much I learned about technology and all the different types." - Danny
 * "How fast it went by." - Danny
 * "When Tyler fell down twice on the first day of class." - Danny
 * "Almost everything, I knew Practicum was going to be a challenge, but I never expected to spend as much time on work and etc. Not a bad thing." - Jen
 * "I was surprised that our class would get together so well, so quickly. It was refreshing in a college class." - Unknown
 * " I'm always (pleasantly) surprised at how smoothly group work goes in education classes." - Anonymous
 * "I was surprised, honestly, by how directly relevant all the course content was. EVERYTHING in the practicum is a useful resource for a future educator." - Jonathan
 * "I was surprised at how many projects were stuffed into a short period of time." - Unknown
 * "I always heard about the "horror stories" but I though that it wasn't too bad, I may even take it again if I could." - Dan
 * "I was surprised by the amount of varying technologies (including web based widgets, ect) that are included in the class." - Will