Well, this is my very first attempt blogging so here I go…
I am to reflect on why I took this class. After this VERY busy week of overnight field trips and last week of school activities, I’m wondering what could I have possibly been thinking!!
Actually, my interest in online education happened when I went to the CUE conference in Palm Springs last year. There were many classes dealing with this “new” idea of online education. I found the same to be true when I attended the conference in Vallejo in the fall. I struck me that this was the inevitable way education was going to travel. I knew I didn’t want to be left behind, so I started looking into online certification courses. My goal was to be in a group that was prepared to deal with the educational challenges of this century.
As for the specific tools and possible new strategies I might use, I’m not sure. I have played around with a class blog where student do book reviews. I have a web page that I do for my students. I use technology in the classroom; Promethean Board, computers, iPads, ELMO…, but I’m not really sure I use them to their best advantage in all cases. I know the Promethean Board is something I could be using more, but it is soooooo time consuming to setup flip-charts, and I don’t really think it’s a big enough bang for the buck. I will be getting Acti-votes in the fall. Perhaps that will help. All of these things don’t make a better teacher.
The problem then becomes “How to use technology in the classroom AND made it meaningful and not just a toy.” I am hoping that this is what I can get out of this class. I want to integrate technology into my students’ lives and make the learning powerful. I know the future is going to bring more online and hybrid classes. I want to be prepared.
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