When I reflect on this class I think about how much I have learned in such a short amount of time. All of the things that I have learned will help me to be a better teacher to children that are growing up in a growing technology age. I would have never imagined learning that a wiki or blogs could be useful in a classroom, but I was wrong because they are super helpful. They give children an online outlet to share what they are learning with other people. I look forward to possibly using a blog in my future classroom and see what the children do with the blog. I also really enjoyed learning about the Interactive White Boards. I think I was leaving high school just as they were becoming popular so I had never had exposure to them before this. Honestly, I did not realize how involved it was to make an activity on the IWB. I am so glad that I got the chance to work with the software in this class because I would have been so lost trying to figure it out on my own.
I am so glad that we had to make a website, too. At first, I was not thrilled about this idea but I now see the benefits of the website. Websites can be such a useful tool for students and parents to look at throughout the year. It gives the teacher a fun way of communicating with students and parents, besides the traditional email or sending home handouts.
Overall, I think that I have really learned a lot in this class and it has given me more confidence to know that I can do things that involve technology. It has also given me good ways of how to use technology in an elementary classroom. I am very glad that I took this class and will look back on these blogs and my website when I am a teacher for tools to use in the classroom.
