Whiteboards

The interactive whiteboards are interesting. It's fun to see all the things that can be done with them, using your finger, pointer, mouse or even a remote to accomplish things on a whiteboard that used to be reserved to dry erase markers only. Although I have no intention to teach, who knows if I may need to do this one day. I may teach a class on something completely irrelavent to sign language even and it is good to know what I may need to use for the class. I would hate to be "that person" that can't figure out the technology for the class. Plus, it is just fun. I actually do not mind doing this project with the whiteboards because I think creating the pages and using interactive ideas is fun and interesting. I am glad the other students in my class have the opportunity to learn all aspects of the whiteboard (they could be my daughter's teacher one day and I want her to have the best experience in school as possible).

 

 



Digital Images

It's been interesting learning different types of images online and knowing which images are used for specific things. I've always seen .jpg and .png files so it's nice to know exactly what that means for the type of picture it is and what it can be used for. Also, I always wondered why some pictures would stay the same if they got larger and why some were pixilated or grainy and now I know I need to look for vector pictures for clarity. Furthermore, it's nice to know how to insert images on different websites and where exactly I can get the images from. Obviously, I knew what copyright was but I did not know the details of the law and what is considered copyrighted and what is not. I'm thankful i was given a few resources to find images without breaking the law. Although I am not a teacher and I will not be using anything in a classroom setting probably, it's nice to know what I can and cannot put on my website for my career.

Resource Wiki

At first, I felt like this assignment was not something I would be interested in nor would I find anything that would be applicable to me as an interpreter. However, I enjoyed seeing the different categories interpreters were broken into and enjoyed the links that were shared.

It always helps to have extra information pertaining to your field. The qualifications allow us to completely understand what is required of us and how to accomplish being a sign language interpreter. I also enjoyed the "What we do" tab because it allows me to have easy access to information that would be very well used as a sign language interpreter. Most people do not understand the role of a sign language interpreter, so if I have access to these websites I can send them along and allow the people involved in my setting to understand my role in their situation.

Although I had doubts about the project, I am happy I was able to do it. It's nice to see what others are able to find about our job and how it can be broken down and understood better.