Final Reflective Blog
My journey in ‘Intro to Technology for Educators’ was
really fun. I really enjoyed all the lessons we covered this semester; learning
more about technology and especially learning how to create blogs, wiki’s, Web Pages, and new ways to cite resources. I have always used technology since
I’ve been growing up along with it, but actually learning how to create
different types of web items was completely new to me. Since I’ve only created
things like Face book or Twitter; which were already created and I was just
joining. I realized how fun and important it is to create my own websites and
blogs from scratch. I also see how important it is to give credit to others
work that I use and cite it on my pages and I will continue to do so in my future.
I know there is still so much to learn with technology and I’m excited to
continue my learning and my future as a tech-savvy educator.
I really liked reading the chapters in the textbook and
learning all that each chapter had to talk about and learning the correct terms
to all the technology items we discussed and learned about; what they’re used
for and what they bring to the classroom. The discussions in our course were a
little bit different in this course than in other courses I’ve taken. I usually
just talk about a certain topic and then receive a grade on if I understood the
content. This course was way more interactive and enjoyable then past online
courses I’ve taken. In the past I’ve taken courses where it’s just a discussion
topic and exam. In this course we got to take a stance on the discussions and
back them up with facts we found and then discuss our opinions with our
classmates’ opinions to receive full credit, it definitely made it more
interactive.
The only problem I found myself in with this course was
the last assignment and it was mostly due to time I got to spend on the
assignment itself, due to other circumstances. If I had applied more time to the
assignment I would have had done a better job, I think.
My favorite assignment we did in this course was the
group lesson plan, I found that to be the best group experience I have ever
done in college. My classmates completed their parts of the lesson timely and
efficiently and helped each other out throughout the duration of the
assignment.
I would for sure tell people to take this course if they’re
interested in teaching as a profession. It seems like a difficult class when
you first begin, but the second week in I realized that if I just read the
instructed chapters in the textbook and participated in all the discussions,
group work, and creating the websites and blogs, I can come out more knowledgeable
and satisfied with what I learned in this course. I liked the way this course
was set up; it was way more involved than most of the other online courses I’ve
been a part of; from the discussions to the website creations. I will take a
lot of what I’ve learned in this class with me throughout my educational career
into my profession.
References
Hurley, B (December 9th, 2015) Technology Has Inspired created with Piktochart
www.YouTube.com; 'The Advantages of Online Education', 2011; https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=advantages+of+online+education
It definitely is a challenging course - but I'm glad you found it rewarding, as well. And, there is definitely a lot of learning going on. For you to look back and realize that not only did you learn content about the world of teaching, but also skills in technology (even for your generation who grew up with tech) is fantastic. I hope you will be able to take this learning on for your future classroom and students. :) Thanks for sharing your reflections.
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