Summary Post

What I have learned this semester:
*Blogs- I know how to make them, write posts, connect with people, and follow fellow students and teachers.
*Presentations- I gave a few Google Docs presentations orally in class. I know how to put together a slide show and present the material to the class.
*Google Docs and Forms- I love this! It is saved online so you can pull up your presentation from any location!
*Posts that I have read- I would say I have learned the most this semester from the posts that I have read. I loved hearing what other educated people have to say about the information I am interested in.
*Personal Learning Network- I used this many times this semester, especially for group projects because then the websites that you got your research from are visible to all your group members.
*Twitter- I like Twitter! I don't really see how it is used for education purposes, but it's fun!
*Comments4kids- Watching these little kid's videos and reading their blogs made me really want to do that in my class when I am a teacher! I will do it!
*iTunes and iTunesU- I use iTunes on a daily bases. For long car rides, iTunesU is a great learning tool! Keeps your mind active and you get to learn from different professors around the world!
*HTML tag modifiers- These are SO tricky! I am glad I learned how to use them though, because now I can accommodate a person with a visual impairment.
*Me as a professional- I created a professional blog to market myself and to display the values that I enforce as a teacher.
*Data Bases- I always use data bases for sources when writing papers. A great resource!
*Google Earth- This was a really fun project. I liked learning how to create a tour.
*Skype- This is a free and easy way to stay connected with people from all over the world. My teacher uses it for guest lecturers. Last week we had a speaker from California!
*Delicious-My partners and I used this bookmarking site for group projects. So convenient!
*ACCESS & ALEX- Definitely resources I am going to use when I become a teacher. There are over 2000 lesson plan ideas on there!!
*Foliotec- I like Foliotec because it stores all the work that I have done and organizes it for when I am getting certified as a teacher.
*technological literacy- I came into this class very technological illiterate! But now, with the patience from Mr.Sullivan I am very literate!
*the future of schools- I think the future schools will all have SmartBoards and webcams and blogs. The students will develop PLN's and stay connected with the world around them.
*my "intellectual trail"- I guess if I had to rate myself in walking on the trail on knowledge, I would put myself in the deep deep jungle, bending at a secret stream and cupping my hands full of water and looking at my reflection.





I would have loved to have learn how to make a website!

I am going to use most of the stuff I have used in this class, but I think I will stop writing blogs until I start teaching, in the event I might develop carpel-tunnel.

This class excited me. I liked learning creative things that I can do in my future classroom and I especially liked the lecture videos that we had to blog about. They really made me think. This leads into the next question about "intellectually challenging" material in this course. I think the hardest part of this course was the reflecting in blogs part.

I was bored in class because of the computers themselves. We need new ones because these freeze up ALL OF THE TIME!!!!

I really learned a lot from this class and have already taught my friends a thing or two. My favorite part of this course was pod casting!!!!!!!! I would say that I am Good technologically literate, but there of course is room for improvement. I am going to stay up-to-date with new technology and in the future, implement it in my classroom!