Final Reflection

Honestly I have to say that I got more out of this class than I expected to. I learned about many new technologies, and learned that there are thousands more that I never knew about! I had quite erroneously believed that I knew all of the big technologies that could be used in the classroom, and now I'm so glad that I've learned about many others, like google sites and wikis and diigo and prezi. I'm also really glad that I learned how to use imovie - I feel confident that I can make a basic movie for anything now :). I learned some of the basics of photoshop - a program that someday I hope to have mastery over. I know how to make a website, and how to use that in connection with the classrom. I even made a website for a class I'm in right now :).

I really have learned about a lot of really good ways to include technology in the classroom. Prezi is a really awesome way to do a powerpoint, but without the boring-ness of a powerpoint. Powerpoints can be made on google and shared between group members - how cool is that, and how easy is it to assign a group project about something now? For sure I will use what Google has to offer with google sites and blogs and google documents in the classroom. For everything else, I don't have a real concrete idea of what to do with it yet, but I'm excited that I have those as possible resources. Technology is a great way to increase motivation for students.