I think that I had a lot of "aha" moments this semester. The first thing was the wiki- I've heard of wikis, and knew that it was something that could be manipulated by different users, but I didn't really know why you would want to create one. This course gave me a much better understanding of wikis and the purpose. Wikis can be used for so many different things, and I can't wait to explore with my class and student's parents. I'm excited to see what they will do with the information that I share.
My philosophy made me evaluate how I teach. I already incorporate a lot of technology into my class, but now I know even MORE and BETTER ways to use technology. It's been nice to be able to play with several different websites, wikis, sites, images, etc. I think it's made me more well rounded. I LOVE the podcast ideas. I can't wait to incorporate those into my class. My philosophy, which is student-centered aligns perfectly with the technology projects. I can't wait to share them with some of the upper grade teachers, where their students can use the sites much easier than mine. I even thought about pairing my Kinder students with some of the older ones to collaborate some cool technology projects. I think they would both enjoy that.
This class has really made me so much more confident at using technology in my classroom. I've enjoyed exploring with technology. I was already planning on creating a class website, but now I feel so much better about it. I know how to manipulate and use it. :)
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