From the start of doing this project, I had gotten great support not only from Mrs. Taylor, but also from the students.  They immediately showed an incredible interest in learning more about the internet and how to gather information.  While working on the unit, we were able to do web searches on topics that interested the students in the class.  It was the students that named many of the topics they wanted to find out about on the internet.  Many times, Mrs. Taylor’s students have admitted to going to other websites that they were not supposed to.  This can be a problem, especially if proper filtering (or too much filtering) is in place at the site or the district. 

            I felt from the start that it is important that teachers and students know proper techniques for finding and citing information on the internet.  This is vital as to keep Copyright Laws from being infringed upon.  I was also happy that two of the students that have problems writing did great when responding to the first assessment due to the typing aspect of it.

            Overall, I was pleased at how this turned out.  The Nearpod lessons were great, as they had interactive parts in which the students could reinforce what they have learned.  However, this may be a problem in a district that does not have a subscription to this particular bundle of lessons.  However, I can always substitute with a screencast or other form of educational media to serve the same purpose.  Also, I would like to expand the area on plagiarism and citation.  Though this is just second grade, and they grasped the basics, I believe more could have been done in this area.

            Overall, this was a great experience. I had a blast with the kids, and I really feel I made that connection with the subject matter. Using a blended format, it was much more meaningful to the students, and even Mrs. Taylor said that it seemed to make that “click” or “ah-ha” moment.  Hopefully, I will be able to do this again with other classes.  I have let Mrs. Taylor share this unit with her grade group, and hopefully they will get some benefits from it.