Weblog

It was a bit of a challenge creating the weblog. I brought my surface tablet with me on vacation so I could do this assignment. The wifi at our condo kept getting interrupted for one. Secondly the mouse kept jumping around which made it very difficult. At least I got it submitted finally (with a little help from my wife). There are a lot of blogs out there that look like a website. Blogs are an easy, quick way to publish a web page. My assignment, to say the least, looks nothing like that.

Great class

I have really enjoyed this class as well. I foresee the screen cast as being very useful to me. This summer I have to do a training on CIITS. I would like to prepare a screen cast and provide it ton the teachers that come to my training.

Power from the young

I was talking to my 8-year-old grandson about my blog. He kept coming up with links he would add. It is surprising how much he knows about technology. I think I will start asking his advice on what to include. What a fun way to spend family time! HaHa! There is so much more to learn about computers and their powerful tools. Glad I don't have to learn it all at once. Have a great summer everyone!

Great class

I am very happy with all that I learned in this class. Technology is not something I am comforable using a lot of the time. I surprised myself with being able to complete the projects. I want to starta blog with my students next year on the books we are reading for class and for AR. I plan on using my web quest and creating more of them. I think the web quest will be a great center activity.

Great Class

My overall attitude toward technology has always been positive.  I have always loved incorporating technology into my lessons and classroom daily.  But little did I know before taking this class that I was only scratching the surface of great resources that were available for me to use.  I thought I was up to date with technology because I was familiar with the resources my school provides, and I am familiar with social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.  But I had never had experience doing screencasts, podcasts, WebQuests, or even blogging.  This class has broadened my horizons to newer technology that will enable me to be more effective in my classroom.  Although, this has been a very challenging class for me, it has also been very rewarding to my profession as well.

Change of Attitude

     This is the time of year when I begin to relax. The school year has ended. We will be receiving a new Reading series this year so I am looking forward to next fall. A complete school break would be nice but college goes on this summer. The end is in sight. Now that's exciting! My cohorts and I have worked so hard on the job and college. Now it's time to focus on finishing our Masters program.
     The technology class has been extremely challenging. I have had to ask for help several times. It has been a very humbling experience but empowering when each assignment has been finished. Wow, I did it! has been my warcry. lol!
     For the first time I find myself and some of my fellow teachers, asking each other for techological idea exchange. We plan on sharing Webquests, screencasts, podcasts, etc ...
We want to develop technology for our classrooms. That is the real power behind this class. Thanks Dr. Rubin and classmates for that motivation.

Thankful

I am thankful for having taken this class, as I have learned some new and interesting ways to use the computer for educational purposes.  I was able to successfully create a screencast, podcast, webquest, and create my own web blog!  I can envision many ways to use this newfound technology to help educate my students.  I realize I am having to catch up with a lot of the new technology that is available to us, but I am learning and having fun in the process.  It is enjoyable to learn a new task that before seemed only for those who were computer science majors.  I enjoy the fact that I now know how to create such things as the podcast, screencast, and webquest that will allow me to help our students learn even more.  This class has been a great experience for me, and I look forward to using my newfound technological abilities in the future.