It’s the end of the summer, and I
have come to the end of this course as well.
I am very happy with what I have learned from this experience. In truth, I enjoyed all of the assignments
that were given. Some were more
challenging than others, but I learned something new with each one. I learned about many new tools available on
the web and through software, such as animation through Voki or GoAnimate or
movie-making through Windows Movie Maker.
I have learned that digital communication is extremely important in the
digital age and I have learned that I have the ability to communicate
effectively with students, parents, and peers through different kinds of
digital media. The Internet is a place
of ideas and expression with limitless possibility.
What
are my strong and weak points? At the
conclusion of this course, I can say that I remain confident in my ability to
adopt new technology tools and to use them effectively. I have always been interested in computers and
I try to stay up to date on using new computer software and hardware. I complete my work to the best of my ability,
putting effort into each assignment that I turn in. However, I am terrible with organization and
time management. Given the illusion of
more free time than I actually have, I will procrastinate until the last minute
– and that needs to change. In the past,
I have done very well with the use of a planner, a journal, and a calendar with
all of my schedules posted in the same area.
Although there are many digital tools for this kind of thing, I perform
better whenever I make myself sit down and write out my thoughts on things that
need doing. I am committing myself to
making this change: as a teacher, I will fail to meet the needs of my students
if I am not organized and managing my time effectively.
In the
future, I hope to continue staying abreast of news on new technology. I want to be a teacher that provides the best
possible learning experiences for her students.
I want to be a teacher that is always prepared. I plan to integrate technology into my
classroom however I can; while my resources may be limited, I can use the tools
and resources I have to connect my students to technology. Even if I have to bring in an old computer of
my own, the potential of having technology in the classroom is too great to
ignore.
To be
honest, I like the idea of blogging more than I like actually keeping up with a
blog. As I said earlier, I have tried
many times to write in a digital journal, but I am more successful when sitting
down with a pen and paper in front of me.
With that being said, I believe that blogging is an excellent tool for
communicating and sharing ideas. When I
look back at my blog for this course I realize how much I have learned and I
have a record of the path I have taken to explore the Internet. Perhaps with more use, I will come to like
blogs more for my own personal use.
I have
greatly enjoyed taking this course and the assignments that were given. I go forward having more knowledge than what
I started with and, to me, that means that I have achieved some measure of
success.
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