Impact of Technology Class Reflection

This course has helped me improve my technology efficiency greatly. It has taught me how to create blogs and produce usable podcast for in the classroom. Before this class I thought that making these items would be very difficult, but it has shown me that if using the right resources it can be fairly easy with little to no hassle at all.

I think some of the ways for me to continue to expand my knowledge is to put forth the effort to stay up to date on the new technologies that are coming out. By using the resources that I have collected throughout this course I can find ways to use these new technologies in my classroom. As teachers we have to be open to all new ideas being presented because we never know which ones are going to take off in the interest of our students. To be successful in the classroom we have to hold the interest of our students and us their interest to help them gain knowledge they will need for in the future.

My two long term goals are to use web discussions as part of the learning process and students using technology to develop lesson to teach each other. I think one of the big things that will help accomplish the discussions is the use of Edline. This is a program that allows me to post assignments, grades and a variety of resources that can be used in the classroom. One of the things it does offer is a discussion board that can be used in the classroom. The discussion board could be used for current ideas or ideas that we will be visiting soon. The lesson part of my plans will require a yearlong planning on the types of lessons that I would like for the students to teach and educating the students on the different resources that are available for them to use. To help with this next year I would like to designate one day for every one to two weeks for us to use the computer labs. By doing so it assures the use of technology with the students as well as allowing the students the chance to also show me things that they already use and want to use in the classroom.