Summary of Learning

I decided to make a presentation for my Summary Of Learning Presentation. I originally made my presentation in PowerPoint. However, I was having some issues embedding it into Blogger. Because of this I decided to insert it into a GoogleSheets and then just attach that link to the blog. The reason I decided to do a presentation was because I really like that I could say everything that I wanted to all in one place. Just as well, for EdTech and Transliteracy I made a Prezi for my Summary of Learning. As much as I love Prezis I decided that this time I didn't want to do that. Just as well, I have recently discovered how handy it is to use GoogleSheets, especially for group projects, when completing presentations. Just as well, I love that with GoogleSheets you can work on your projects anywhere. All that you have to do is sign in and then you have access to all of your different projects in one place. I have found, especially in college, that this is an immensely convenient tool.

As I touch on, in my presentation, the biggest thing that I will be taking away from this class is my new found love for art. I went years thinking that because of my bad experiences growing up, and my lack of talent in the subject, that I should not like art. I felt so strongly about this that, until this course, I hadn't taken a single art class since 8th grade. I was under these impressions because of the teachers that I had that left a bad taste in my mouth. However, after this course, I am now aware that my artistic worth is not just a product of my ability to draw. Being artistic and creative is made up of much more than just that. I not only have a new sense of confidence in myself as an artistic, but also my ability to teach it. I feel as if I am no longer "scared" of the subject. I think the biggest thing that I would like to take away from this class is offering my students the resources they need to figure out what their artistic outlet is! Whatever that outlet may be, I want them to be able to find it and have confidence in it. This is exactly how I plan on incorporating Integrated Expressive Arts into my classroom. I am going to show my students that they can be creative and artistic in any manner that suites them, There is no one answer to being an artist. I plan to have them equipped with as many tools as possible to allow them the ability to showcase their work and be proud of it. I want them to be able to create artifacts that they want to show off and then I want to give them the tools to do so. Just as well, I want to show my students how relevant art is in our every day lives and how we can look for it.