Well, by this point we have turned in our electronic portfolios, and we need to finish out the course with our last blog entry. I can honestly say that I have personally made serious strides in my technology journey. I think the biggest thing that I've learned is that classroom technology isn't as hard as I thought it would be. It turns out that all you need is a little effort and a few tutorials to figure out just about any tech available. I think that before this class, everything seemed to be so pretty and neat that I had assumed that you had to be an expert to create such things. Until a few weeks ago, I thought my buddy was really tech savvy because he could use Google Docs. Well, now I know that I could have figured this stuff out if I had put forth some effort. This class has instilled in me a sense of confidence with computers that I did not have before. Even at the school I work at, I've been using the smart board and a few of the web sites that I found using this class to work with the kids. They love it, and ask to do it all of the time.
One of my worries about becoming a teacher was that I wouldn't have enough ideas to keep the kids interested. This course has shown me a whole new way to approach things. I'm not saying that I'll be using technology in every thing I do, but it does give me another teaching tool to use. In my efforts to become an educator who can reach as many students as possible, this class has given me a wider range to work with, and I am grateful. It is my hope that I will continue on this avenue of exploration on my own, so that I can continue to grow. New resources are being made available all of the time, and as I've said before, it is my responsibility as an educator to keep up with those resources to the best of my ability. I hope that others have found this class to be as insightful as I have and have grown in the same regard.
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