Taking this course has definitely
helped me understand what types of technology are out there. I enjoyed learning about blogs and wikis and
I plan on incorporating both of those into my classroom within the next year. Pod casting was a little more difficult but I
still plan on using it right away.
Instead of coping notes for my students when they are absent, I plan on
recording each of my lessons that way my students can go directly to my
website, watch the video lesson and then complete their assignment. Hopefully this can be done even before they
return to school that way they will not be behind, but this last part might be
just wishful thinking.
I have definitely become more aware
of my students capabilities with technology.
I now have a greater understanding on exactly what they have accessible
to them at home and at school. This
definitely opens the door for me as an educator to now be able to use more of
these 21st century skills that we have learned about. This also gives me the opportunity to change
my classroom to be more learner centered rather than teacher centered. I fully understand that I will always be a
role model and full of knowledge for my students but I am not the only thing
full of knowledge that they are capable of using. Sometimes I will have to step back and watch
my students use their critical thinking skills and have them work together to
build their collaboration skills when working on projects. I plan on trying to incorporate a couple of
the projects found on the 21st century website but changing them
just a little to meet the requirements of my grade level.
Last year our school had a PLC
regarding technology and next year I have decided I want to join it that way I
can show different things that I am doing in my classroom and also learn from
others as well. I think continuing on in
this master’s program I will gain lots more knowledge on integrating technology
into the classroom and my students will greatly benefit from it as well. I will continue to follow my blogs that I
have subscribed to and try new things that I learn from them as well. I look forward to gaining all this new
knowledge and watch my students excel from it.
I have come up with two long term
goals for myself in transforming my classroom.
My first goal is to begin recording my lessons on my Smart board and
then uploading them to my website. By
doing this, the students will be able to access all my lectures. My second goal is to start a classroom blog
within the next year. That way the
students will be able to communicate with myself and others on my website and
this will help increase their collaboration skills. I believe with these two goals, my classroom,
my students, and I will be more successful and ready to take on new technology
as it arises.
My answers have changed dramatically
from the beginning of this course regarding the impact of technology on
education, work, and society. I rarely
applied any of the 21st century skills into my classroom let along
helped develop technology skills with my co-workers. However, my goals have changed regarding
technology and I plan on changing my classroom within the next few years to
start incorporating these new 21st century skills. I just know that it will be a long process
and won’t happen overnight. I plan on
joining the Technology PLC at work, like I stated earlier that way I can learn
and help others learn about technology in our district. I am very excited about what the future holds
for me and my students.
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