What I've Learned

In the past couple months, I have experienced new technological tools and have learned how to utilize them in the classroom. Here is a brief overview of the new tools I speak of: podcasts, wikis, and blogs to name a few. Out of all of these new things, I am really excited about using blogs or a wiki in my classroom the most. I feel that the possibilities that are created by these tools are substantial for the classroom environment and also for preparing my students to be successful in collaborating and communicating via the internet. Before I learned about these tools, I was both unfamiliar and fairly skeptical of their potential in the classroom and am very pleased that I now have the abilities to utilize them myself. Therefore, I have decided on two technological goals to reach within the next two years. 1.) To establish and maintain use of a year long blog that is seamlessly integrated within my classroom. 2.) I want to continue my education of technological tools that I can use in my classroom and help prepare my students to be successful in the 21st century.

How do students use technology?

One of the biggest challenges we face while we continue to integrate technology into the classroom is the perception of technology by our students. I have created a podcast that discusses this issue a little further and recommend that you check it out, here is the url: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHriwQhpSuw