Blog Post #10

 Assignment #5 was practical in the sense that I now know how to create PowerPoints that aren't as easily navigable. Resultantly, if I were to give a Quiz or Test using PowerPoint, I would have assurances that one could only move forward rather than back. Furthermore, it also allowed me use of the various sound effects and transitions that come alongside the action buttons. These were both pertinent and amusing to use. 

Data collection tools vary in method from class to class due to their inherent variability. Though I don't intend to be a teacher myself, let's assume that I really was an elementary school science teacher like in the PowerPoint. Though more difficult to use than say, a high school audience, it still would be possible to make basic surveys available to 4th graders. As for the subject matter, it would likely be a question of what the students enjoy in their downtime, as to make questions centered around these interests and use educational games / tools to enforce them. 

Frankly, I find the notion of group projects in an online space to be incredibly stressful, and were it up to me, it would be unlikely that I would make anyone participate in them. However, in the given scenario where I had no choice, I would try and make an educational forum for the students to meet on. This way, I could pair those with common interest despite the fact that they had never met before. It ensures a previously unseen level of rapport that I believe to be very necessary for these group project settings. 

When it comes to the technology related skills I would like to spend my time on, they have little to no educational relation. Primarily, I would like to strengthen my computer science skills by learning a more interesting and / or useful coding language. My go-to would probably be C++. Given that I already know HTML, Javascript, and Python, it would be the natural progression.

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