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Week 5 Assignment **Course Reflection** 1. ** What outcomes had you envisioned for this course? Did you achieve those outcomes? Did the actual course outcomes align with those that you envisioned? **

My outcomes for this course were to learn about multimedia tools. Too be able to plan, edit and create video and multimedia presentation. Another outcome that I envisioned from this course was to be able to used different types of media and programs. I believe I achieved those outcomes. I learned how to use different media tools. I know now how to use Photo Story 3. Which was very excited program and easy to used. I really had a lot of fun working with it. The other program that I learned was Movie Maker. This program was some kind of challenge but interesting to work with. I learned to put together different video clips on one video or story board. I really had a lot of fun when I played with the animation tools. I also used collaborative web 2.0 tools just as google docs, wikis and blogs. We used them as a group project. My outcomes from this course where align with my envisioned for this course.
 * 2.** **To the extent that you achieved the outcomes, are they still relevant to the work that you do in your school? Why or why not?**

I work for central office in the technology department. I am a technology strategist and I teach teachers how to used technology in their classrooms. So yes it does have some relevant to my work in school. Just this past two weeks I was showing a group of teacher how to used Photo Story for their classroom. I show them how easy it was and everybody created one photo story video before they left my classroom. I also show them how to use the wiki and blogs for their classroom. How easy is to collaborate with web 2.0 tools, and how to use the blogs as a journal entry. I also put my teachers in groups where they have to collaborate and work together to come out with a project for their classroom. I show them the video of Mr. Nelson, and told them how important is for us to work as a team. How we need the skills of 21st century. How we need to work on a higher order thinking skills and be able to solve problem solving. This class prepares me to be a better presenter and more knowledgeable on technology.
 * 3.** **What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them?**

I really feel that I achieve all the outcomes from this course. I learned a great deal of multimedia and working collaborating with other people to complete a group project. Yes it was challenging due that everybody are so spread from each other but we still were able to achieve and create a beautiful PSA video. Thanks god for cell phones, e-mails and google docs, we were able to communicate with each other and work together as a team. The only thing that I can say that one of the outcomes that I had problems was with the video conference. Thanks god it was optional but I feel somehow frustrated when I could not connect with the group. When I did, my micro phone did not work very well as for my video, I could never seen myself with the rest of people on it. I feel maybe with more practice and the right equipment, I will be successful on a video conference next time.
 * 4.** **Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you?**

I was successful in completing all the assignments for this course. I created a three minute video clip using still picture on photo story 3. I created a one minute video clip using other video clips on Movie Maker. This one was fun and somehow difficult to do. The problem a had was to aligned the video with the narration. I had problems due to the length of the video. I had to redo some of the narration again and again trying to align it. The group project was awesome. I was lucky that my group had the same vision and quality for the PSA video, we complement each other. Another thing, I feel I had problems was up loading the video to YouTube and my Wiki page. My problem is that I leave out in the country and the reception for my wireless is not that strong, so I have to go to school and up load it there. Other than that, everything was great. I learned a great deal of multimedia tools. I learned how to use Photo Story 3 to create a video from still pictures. I learned how to used Movie Maker to create a video clip from other video clips. I learned how to used web 2.0 tools such as the wiki, blog, and google docs. I learned to let go and let other people help with the group project. I learned to trust other people ideas and vision on the group project. I learned to upload video to wiki page. I also learned to upload video and download video from You Tube. I learned that I am not that bad with technology, that I can learn new tools and used them in my teaching. I feel more confidence using web 2.0 tools. I feel that I can teach others how to use them. I feel stronger to share in my presentations about all the things I learned. As for my leadership skills, I feel that I can talk to my director and make some suggestions on programs and direction where our district should be going. Over all I feel my attitude towards technology to b every positive.
 * 5.** **What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes?**