TPTE Reflections

Coming into this course, I had very little knowledge of technology tools. I barely even know what a blog or a wiki was. Because of my scarce technological knowledge, I expected this course to be a bit of a struggle. However, I knew the importance of learning from this course. My future students are growing up in a technologically advanced world and I need to be able to keep up with them and keep them engaged. Using technology in my classroom is a great way to keep my students engaged. I feel like I know so much more about technological tools now. I can create a website, a wiki, a blog (obviously), and a Google presentation. I can also use iMovie, ActivInspire, Picasa, TimeToast, and so much more. I even have a resume ready for a future employer. Not only do I know how to use these tools, but I know how to incorporate them into my future classroom in an effective manner. I may have had a few struggles figuring some things out, but my instructor and peers were there to help me find my way through the problem. I expected to gain a lot of technological knowledge out of this course and that is exactly what I did. Rather than reading through a textbook to gain information, this course allowed me to actually DO the activities and learn by doing. I value what I have learned in this course and plan to use many of these tools in my future classroom.