Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Now Go Forth and Teach (with Technology)

You were an amazing class, and lots of fun!

You will make great teachers.

I am wondering whether the stuff we learned in here will expand your creativity. Try to remember what you were thinking of this class way back in Week 1, and reflect on what you've learned or realized.

Did the course meet expectations? Will technology play an important role in your future classroom more or less than you had assumed it would?

Take this opportunity to think about, as a student, how technology has helped you to prepare for greatness on the other side of the lectern. 

4 comments:

Kristin said...

I assumed the class would be about technologies available for classrooms so it did meet my expectations. I did come into the class thinking that technology won't play too big of a role in my classroom and I am leaving with the same idea call me archaic but I still don't believe that too much technology in the art classroom is a good idea. Though I can see the benefit of it at some points now more so than I could before.
Just the ability to type, my dad is a teacher and he can't type well so I type up the majority of his paperwork for his classes for him. I could not imagine being a teacher and not being able to type.

Anonymous said...

Before coming to this class I was very skeptical about using technology for fear of becoming reliant on it or being misled by false information. I know realize the value that technology and the internet has on our lives. We all have so much information available to us and it is nice to finally feel like I have a grasp on how to use it correctly! I now feel like I can use the internet efficiently in my classroom and every day life. Thank you so much!

K said...

As a student, the technology that I have found most useful over the years would be the internet. Other programs and tools have been useful as well, but the internet has provided me with LOADS of information. This class met my expectations in that it provided me with information on modern classroom tools. This was the first course that I had taken regarding education and I thought it was fun to actually envision myself teaching and think about what kind of teacher I want to be. - Molly Gallagher

Unknown said...

I had no idea how many resources were available to teachers online before this class. I have learned about so many new programs and softwares that will be fun and useful while teaching. After taking this class I know that technology will be a big part of a modern classroom and I feel more prepared to create that learning environment. Technology opens up so many possibilities!