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When I first entered the class on that fateful Thursday afternoon, I had no idea what a jolt of technology I would be receieving. I thought I had a pretty decent grasp on teaching strategies and knew about the latest and greatest. Boy was I ever wrong! Technology is always changing, and there are always new applications being released for the classroom. This was the first major insight I gained pertaining to the course.
Technology not only as an application, but as a resource.
Using technology to show students different ways on how to present material is of valuable interest to me. I always hated doing another dreaded, boring powerpoint for class material. I would end up hating the project and the content, and nothing was really gained. But after taking this course and seeing all the great proxy for information display and sharing I know I have more to give to my students.
The thing I valued most in the classroom was the sharing of the web based applications. I thought it was a great idea to create mini experts and then have them come back and give their assessment of a web based application. It's a great way to cover a lot of ground without losing a lot of time. Part of the battle with technology is having exposure, and by providing the concise presentations we are all much more knowledgable of such applications.
Technology is changing, and so is the career of the teacher. Technology has become such an ingrained part of the everyday citizen's life it would be ignorant and detrimental not to incorporate it into the classroom. I intend to make my best efforts to help show my students the value of technology in and outside of the classroom.
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