Although it was a hard adjustment to take an online class, I am so glad I had this course to encourage me in setting up resources for my future classroom. As I was taking TE 401, I would hear of great articles to read, websites to use, lesson plans to refer to and would develop ideas that I could use in education. While we were setting up online bookmarks such as Delicious, this blog, my website, and twitter, I had a place to store all these great resources. Also while I was writing lesson plans for 401 as were being encouraged to make it unique, up-to-date and engaging for the students, I could think about the latest technology we explored online and use them with my assignments.
I have always really liked computers and have been interested in using the internet to not only simplify my life, but to get ideas and inspiration. This class really encouraged me to do such from a teaching aspect which has made me a little bit more confident in becoming a teacher. I have learned about some technologies like wiki spaces, Google Earth, Pandora, Google Docs, digital stories, online photos, and internet articles but only as a student or in the interest as an individual. I have now had the chance to look at these technologies and think about how they can help me, my students, and their parents, and have some pretty awesome ideas!
Working in a school, I see how much time the CT spends on preparing and planning lessons, double checking they meet with the curriculum, keeping in touch with parents, keeping up with each students progress, and trying to find a few minutes of fun for them. I would love to start of my teaching career being as technologically advanced and organized as I can to make my life a tad bit easier :) That's not to say she's unorganized at all, I just know everyone has their system and you have to find which system works best for you. Well I already use the calendar application on my Gmail, so why not incorporate my [future] classroom into the system that already works for me? I would love to keep interns, assisting students, volunteers, and parents involved by posting lessons on Google Docs, and even promote being green by sending out newsletters, schedules, memos, and notes home via online? That way I also wouldn't have to worry about papers being lost in book bags, eaten by dogs, or destroyed in any other way a five year old seems to come up with.
Overall, I am very satisfied with the course and all the resources I have now acquired.
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