Reflection #12

What?
For my technology final project, I have been working a lot with the weebly websites. Ask I look back on what I have already created, I feel very accomplished and proud of my work. However, the process was actually a lot harder than I expected it to by as I tried to create my weebly. As of now, I have created two weebly sites, one entitled Miss Lauryn's Website and the other A World of Art.

So What?
Although I learned a lot in making the site, I was frustrated by how often the screen froze and said "loading" for long lengths of time. As a result, it took me longer than I thought necessary to put all the pieces together on each site. In looking over these sites now though, I almost forget about these challenges and simply take for granted how "put together" it all looks. However, this made me consider and reflect upon an important classroom principle: Even when something seems challenging or frustrating, press on in order to grow and learn.

Now What?
As I begin working with students and giving them assignments, I know that some of them will struggle more than others, and yet, it is important to struggle to some degree in order to learn. In the realm of technology, I think that students will want to find success (since technology is such a part of their world). However, not everything they do when it comes to technology will be easy for them. I want to be there to remind them of this and yet encourage them in spite of the challenges that they will face as they use technology in the classroom. I'm guessing they will figure out difficulties fairly easy though, since they are growing up in a tech-savvy generation.