At the start of this, I thought I knew all I needed to know about the internet and such. Since then, I have navigated my way through the internet in ways I never thought that I would all in the name of education. Making a twitter was definitely out of my comfort zone, I am not a social media person, but seeing the benefits of it really opened my eyes to how education can grow in so many different avenues, especially considering social media can have a negative reputation.
Using Jing, Wikis, and the Cool Tool Duel really allowed me to see how easy it is to turn the virtual experience into something real and personal for students. I felt a bit awkward screen casting myself and using youtube. I think before this class I was a bit video shy and never really was open to the thought of playing back my own recordings or work to see how others view it. At the end of the course, I think I was so used to it that I have permanently added jing to my laptop and use it for so many projects and other classes. I never thought that I would be able to find different things on the internet targeting making learning on the web fun and easy.
I really think I have discovered so many new things that I will be able to use in the classroom in order to enhance my students’ experiences. Not only do I think this class is so beneficial but necessary for educators going into the field in a rising age of technology. There are so many wonderful resources and tools waiting to make learning fun and work easy. We need only to discover it, and use it. This course definitely opened my eyes to doing that and wanting to show others to as well.
YAY! We made it!
Link to my Final PBQ:
Link to PBQ: https://sites.google.com/a/laverne.edu/for-one-and-for-all/ Link to Screencast: http://screencast.com/t/gzUnXcR5O
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