Well, cyber-world, I have come to the end of my blog-trial period and I must say I have really enjoyed journaling my thoughts with you! I started this journey to fulfill a requirement for my technology class, but have realized that this experiment was quite fun! I find it relaxing yet exhilarating at the same time; I am able to share my thoughts yet must be careful because there are thousands of people out there able to read and query my opinions at any given time.
Here's the question...have YOU learned anything along MY journey???
Throughout this particular technology class I have learned and played around with a variety of tech-savvy mediums, including: blogs, wikis, social media forums, podcasts, personal webpages, webquests, virtual fieldtrips, and many ways to integrate all of this technology into a lesson plan. Some of these systems I was familiar with, some I had never heard of. I would say I most enjoyed building the webquest – I had heard of a webquest prior, but had no idea how to create, utilize or integrate such into a lesson plan. Not only did I enjoy researching and finding webquests that would be appropriate for my classroom, but also it was quite fun designing one that I know will be useful in my current curriculum.
I truly believe the MOST important lesson learned throughout any technology class is not a particular skill, but the notion that we CAN do it! Technology is not something to be feared or pushed aside, as teachers it is most important for us to take the time, utilize resources, and learn new ideas – for the sake of our 21st century students.
So…go out there, dive into a new medium of technology, and most importantly...FEAR NOT, you ARE a tech-savvy teacher!
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