How I have grown over the past 6 weeks in AEDU 209
Coming into this class, I thought I had a good understanding of how technology was being integrated into education and how students were using it these days. I was way off the mark on this one. There are so many tools that are out there, so many innovative ways to get more technology into the classroom that I could ever things about. From all of the applications that you can use with Google, to actual hardware that is being used, this class has opened my eyes to that.
I knew information about some of the Google tools like Docs, and Drive, but using many different extensions was awesome to see. Going through the Screencast (which in itself was very interesting to play with) and doing the review of an application helped me see how wide reaching these applications can really be for the classroom. Another tool that I really didn't think would be very applicable that we really dove into was Twitter. I had played around on Twitter in the past, but more for just looking at things that were being posted, and not doing much posting myself. Looking and seeing all of the different chats that you can participate in, the ways other teachers are using it, and also how to be part of a Twitter community, it can be very beneficial for a teacher to use. Last week, we worked through all of the different quiz application and sites that can be used. Many were are great for student to get a bit out of the traditional paper and pen tests and break that up a bit. This can help engage students a bit better and peak interests a bit more as well. Talking about specifically how we worked in class, using the different mediums for collaborating and giving feedback (Blogger, Website Walkabout) are great ways for multiple people or students to work on a project at the same time, in real time. There are even small extensions that can be used are (like I am using Grammarly right now for this blog post) and just great added tools that students can use in their everyday.
Overall. this class helped open my eyes to the world of technology and the classroom. being a physical education teacher, this is going to be a bit harder to incorporate into lessons, but there are plenty of inventive and useful ways to do it. Through the help of this class, I feel confident that I will be able to accomplish this well as I move into the teaching profession.
Thank you, Kim!
I knew information about some of the Google tools like Docs, and Drive, but using many different extensions was awesome to see. Going through the Screencast (which in itself was very interesting to play with) and doing the review of an application helped me see how wide reaching these applications can really be for the classroom. Another tool that I really didn't think would be very applicable that we really dove into was Twitter. I had played around on Twitter in the past, but more for just looking at things that were being posted, and not doing much posting myself. Looking and seeing all of the different chats that you can participate in, the ways other teachers are using it, and also how to be part of a Twitter community, it can be very beneficial for a teacher to use. Last week, we worked through all of the different quiz application and sites that can be used. Many were are great for student to get a bit out of the traditional paper and pen tests and break that up a bit. This can help engage students a bit better and peak interests a bit more as well. Talking about specifically how we worked in class, using the different mediums for collaborating and giving feedback (Blogger, Website Walkabout) are great ways for multiple people or students to work on a project at the same time, in real time. There are even small extensions that can be used are (like I am using Grammarly right now for this blog post) and just great added tools that students can use in their everyday.
Overall. this class helped open my eyes to the world of technology and the classroom. being a physical education teacher, this is going to be a bit harder to incorporate into lessons, but there are plenty of inventive and useful ways to do it. Through the help of this class, I feel confident that I will be able to accomplish this well as I move into the teaching profession.
Thank you, Kim!
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