Think about the many things we covered in class: blogs, wikis, presentations, Google Docs,Google spreadsheets, Picasa, podcasts, videocasts, YouTube, posts you read, PLNs, Twitter, other teachers and students outside of our region, comments4kids, iTunes, iTunesU, accessibility issues and the use of html tag modifiers to address some of those issues, who you are as a professional, Google forms, data bases, Google Earth, Delicious, ACCESS, ALEX, Foliotek, technological literacy, the future of schools, your "intellectual trail". Did I miss anything? Take each of these and consider what you learned and how or if it may or will be useful to you as a
teacher. and as an individual in this "modern age." List what you learned and comment about it if appropriate. List as many things as you can think of. If you did not learn anything from this class, say so. I hope, however, that was not the case.
I am pretty sure that you covered every single topic. I almost get confused just reading the list and trying to remember every single thing. I learned so much from this class. I think that it is hard to put into words but I know that when I need to I can go back and access so many different resources. One thing that is really convenient for me as a student is Google docs. It is extremely easy to work with a group on a project without having to waste so much time with scheduling conflicts. I really like it because every person can edit it and add to it and send it right back to everybody else with a click of a mouse. One other thing that I took special interest in is ALEX. I know for a fact I will access this website when I become a teacher. It provides so many different resources very accessibly to teachers. Lesson plans are only a click away. It's great!
Are there things you would like to have learned in this class but did not?
No there is not. I learned way past what I was expecting.
Are there things you learned in this class but wish you had not (and you will try and forget them or not use them as soon as possible)?
There were things I was less interested in, but there is not anything I wish I had not learned.
Did this class excite you in any way? I mean excite, as opposed to "was useful" or "was interesting" or "I did it"? If No, say that. If Yes, tell me what excited you, why, and how.
This class did not excite me. I do feel that I learned some very useful things in this class, but excitement was not an emotion I ever recall feeling.
Did you find anything in this class to be particularly "intellectually challenging"? If so, what? Why do you think it was "intellectually challenging"?
I did not fully understand the PLN. Twitter confuses me beyond belief. I just do not understand it all. I follow my mom on Twitter and can't even find her. So yes I would have to say Twitter is intellectually challenging for me.
Were you bored by this class at any time? If so, what bored you and how might that be
corrected?
In class time was very boring. I feel like we had so much to do and we just wasted class time. I think that if we actually spent an entire class working on the professional blogs together, or spent class time commenting on the same classes blogs that it would be more beneficial.
Would you change this course in any way (add things/delete things or anything else)? If so,give me your suggestions. Since I am always changing this course I could use your input!
I would make things a little more clearer. Like having one list that says what is due and when, with the instructions immediately after. I feel like to figure something out you have to click on a million different links. It seems a little unorganized and extremely confusing.
Are you Technologically Literate at the moment? To what extent? Low Some Medium Good
Great?
I would say that I am medium when it comes to being technologically literate. I feel like I have learned a lot in this class and it puts me above many people that have not had this experience.
How will you maintain or improve your technological literacy between now and the time you graduate? … the time you start teaching?
I will continue to use programs such as Google docs, Skype, Twitter, Podcasts, and many of the search options shown to us in class. There are many resources available to students online. As a teacher I hope to use many resources like Smartboards, and ALEX. I will stay up to date with new technological discoveries as well. It always helps to keep your eyes open
