I like reflections....

short reflections, that is. So, without further ado, here are my short reflections for the day.

1. Photoshop went well. It was good to know that some students have already worked on Photoshop from their ITA issued laptops. A lot of the students were quick to pick up on the materials and for the most part worked independently with little help from the instructors. From what I have seen with the students' Pac Man examples, they should be well up to the task of being able to complete what we throw at them. I was surprised to see that despite the teachers and the students being very drowsy in the morning (it IS Saturday, after all), people got to the task at hand and handled the job effectively.

2. Senior Capstone project will allow the students to work on projects they may have otherwise not been able to try out in a classroom environment. I like the fact that myself and Ann act as facilitators, not necessarily instructors, to the students. At this point of working within the ITA structure, these students should have at least a small amount of independence in regards to taking on their own projects or developing interests based on working with the software we provide. To see them develop these small interests into somethng more substantive will be great to examine over the course of the year.