Reflection #2 – Open Educational Resources

What?

In our class on September 25th, our big idea of the week was surrounding teacher resources. We talked about creating our own, sharing them with others and finding others resources that we can use while also making sure they receive the credit by using their resources. Websites like teachers pay teachers can be helpful to share your own resources or finding a specific resource that you need in your class. I also really like the websites like Canva. Canva supplies templates that make it incredibly easy to make your own activities that you can use in your class to make the resources look interesting while applying it to your own learnings within their classroom. While using online resources, it is also important to make sure that you are following copyrights. Make sure that you are giving the proper credit to other teachers and resources is very important. I will 100% be making sure that I give credit to teachers if I use their resources as that would be something that I would hope others would do for my work.

So What?

These websites can be very helpful for teachers in their classrooms. At many points, teachers will have a lot going on in their school lives and their personal lives. Websites like Teachers Pay Teachers and Canva are two of the sites that I will probably use the most in my classroom. The resources that are provided on these pages are easy access to teachers and easy to use and make your own. I think that having resources that are engaging for your students allows them to have more drive towards learning. I want to make sure that if my students have to do a worksheet it is not just a white piece of paper with some basic font and just simply the task that they have to complete. It is so important to keep your students engaged in their learning to allow them to want to continue learning.

Now What?

After this presentation, I would like to experiment with all of the different resources that I will have access to and will be using as a teacher. I believe that if I work with these different resources now, I will be able to better use them when I really need them as a teacher. Overcoming roadblocks now will make the life of a teacher with technology much easier when needed. Technology within teachers can be a huge roadblock to overcoming. Working with these technologies now can provide an advantage to you and your students to make sure that you can use the resources to their full potential when needed.