Intel Module 4
Doing the student sample was difficult and time-consuming for me. I had trouble because I don’t understand the programs all that well. I don’t know all the features or how to work them, so it took longer. I really like my project and I am excited about how much better I can teach the Africa unit with technology instead of the same posters and reports that they have been teaching this unit with for so many years. I regret that I do not have more time to do it better and learn more of the powerpoint techniques so I could have a more polished and interesting presentation. If only there were more hours in the day.
The internet is so much more appropriate for this kind of a unit because it has up to the minute information instead of the stale information and misinformation they were getting from library books. Some of the library books they used for the Africa unit gave a completely false picture of Africa today. Conditions change quickly there and the internet is the best place to get current facts. I think the students will use the internet appropriately because they won’t have time to do anything else than their project.