I would like to have learned more about using an IWB. Specifically, I would really like to have designed an IWB activity. As an elementary school teacher, I plan to use the IWB daily, so I would like to learn more about them and practice using them more before I am in a classroom. Designing an activity would be a great way to help students practice using this technology. Overall I think that learning more about their use would be helpful since they are part of daily routines in the classroom.
The things we learned over the course of this class were very useful. I am really looking forward to implementing technology in my classroom, especially using podcasts, digital storytelling, Webquests and videos. I am glad that I learned how to create a classroom website and I definitely plan on using it to maintain communications with parents and the community. I feel that the resources and tools it allows me to share will be helpful to parents and students. Honestly, I feel this was the most practical assignment we had.
Many of the projects we worked on were directly related to the articles and text readings. As someone with a research background I really enjoyed the variety, quality, and scope of the articles we read. While some weeks the quantity of readings were challenging to get through, I really strove to complete the readings, often going on to research the topics further. These articles were much more interesting than the text books. In my opinion, the Intelligence Quest book was the least engaging of our readings. The technology text was useful and often, engaging. Overall though, the articles provided a better foundation for understanding the variety of issues that face technology in education today.
The things we learned over the course of this class were very useful. I am really looking forward to implementing technology in my classroom, especially using podcasts, digital storytelling, Webquests and videos. I am glad that I learned how to create a classroom website and I definitely plan on using it to maintain communications with parents and the community. I feel that the resources and tools it allows me to share will be helpful to parents and students. Honestly, I feel this was the most practical assignment we had.
Many of the projects we worked on were directly related to the articles and text readings. As someone with a research background I really enjoyed the variety, quality, and scope of the articles we read. While some weeks the quantity of readings were challenging to get through, I really strove to complete the readings, often going on to research the topics further. These articles were much more interesting than the text books. In my opinion, the Intelligence Quest book was the least engaging of our readings. The technology text was useful and often, engaging. Overall though, the articles provided a better foundation for understanding the variety of issues that face technology in education today.