Things I have learned this semester.

At the beginning of this semester I thought I was going to be severely overwhelmed after hearing what we would be doing in this course (EDM 310). However, once I began to get use to the idea of blogging everyday and learning the process of blogging, I began to like it. I now have three blogs, which I never thought possible, but I enjoyed doing it. There were many other things that I enjoyed doing throughout this course; such as Twitter, Google Earth, Google Docs, and other Google Apps. Each of these things will definitely remain with me as I continue throughout the course of my educational career, and teaching career. Furthermore, I enjoyed using Itunes, and the thought of possibly using these in my future classroom amazes me.

At this point in time, I do consider myself somewhat technologically literate. After the things I have learned I feel that I can compete successfully against many other teachers with innovative ways to motivate students. I also understand that I must remain vigilant to changes and/or new advances that may further expand my knowledge. I would currently rate myself a medium to good.

There is however one change that I think that should be made. Having been in the classroom many times as a substitute and as an aide. I feel that it would have been very helpful to understand such programs that we will use in the classroom. Not that nothing we have done hasn't helped. I feel that we should have learned some of the programs involved in online grade books, STI, and other similar programs that teachers use on a daily basis. I also feel that we should have gone over the Smart Board and how to use it. These are in almost every classroom I have been in and I think that these should be a priority to learn.

Beyond those thoughts, I have learned a great deal, and will appreciate the time Mr. Sullivan took to teach us these things. I plan on continuing my learning through the things I learned and apply them to new ones. Furthermore, I plan on learning new things from the processes I have already learned, building on them.