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Reflection:

** As educators we are always on the never ending search of ways to reach students and improve learning. The knowledge gained in this class allows an educator to prepare informative information in a new way. The use of color, contrast, repetition and texture opens the door to endless ways to “hook” student attention. Creating a newsletter for my classes gives me a new innovative way to get out important information on specific topics without having students to do the traditional note taking routine. Using CRAP allows educators to tie together related topics and emphasize important facts about different topics. This newsletter assignment gives educators another way to vary their instructional strategies. Many educators think of newsletters as formal information delivery devices, but upon completing this assignment a newsletter can be informative and amusing. This assignment shows how to “sell” your subject material to the audience. ** ** Planning is important in making a newsletter. The element and information element must mix and blend with cohesiveness. A newsletter could be used to review previously materials, to peek student interest on a new topic to be taught, or as a teaching tool to introduce new information. Peer teachers could combine their knowledge and create an awesome presentation that effectively reflects team teaching/collaboration. Educators could use the newsletter assignment as a clarifying activity. Students would be responsible for designing the newsletter to reflect what they have learned on a particular topic. Integrating a newsletter into a course allows the implementation of real world application to interact with class/textbook learning. This new use of technology allows the educator to open the door to learning through creativity. Thinking out of the box by way of using a newsletter to present information, review information or just to get students turned on to your subject matter is a phenomenal way to spark learning. The possibilities are endless. ** 