Assignment 5 Reflection Piece
I decided to write a little reflection piece on this class. Over all this class as been a great experience for me. I learned a lot of new stuff about technology that I never knew before. To be honest I probably would not have tried them either if it wasn't for this class. To begin with I was a little scared to use technology, but now I'm going into with an open mind.
One of the most rewarding things in class has been the use of this blog. I learned a lot about blogs and have a ton more to learn. I even started to try to use it at school with my book club. I have only had one little minor problem at school the kids are not allowed to use it because it is one of the sites that is blocked in school systems, but they can use it at home or in the local library. It has helped because not all the students can attend the meetings and it gives a chance to talk to other students about books on the discussion page. It also gives them a chance to also talk about other books that they have read.
Another thing that I learned a lot about is the use of Wiki pages. Our group created a homework center on a wiki page. Another thing I have never done before this class was chat on line. Our group used the whiteboard chat a couple of times as a source of communication. This is something I never thought I would see myself using, but I was wromg. I now see a use for it especially with my sister now living in Florida. It is a great way to communicate with her without running up my minutes on my cell phone. It was also useful in a group setting where you can communicate with each other living hours apart and get things accomplished.
Another great thing about this class has been the discussion forums. Communicating with other teachers and people and getting their input on certain things has been great. It has givin me a great opportunity to see other peoples philosophy and point of view on many different things as well as getting feedback on questions that I have asked.
Over all, I would recommend this class to anyone who wants to learn a little bit or a lot about technology. Technology is the future one way or another your going to have to learn how to use it sooner or later.
I decided to write a little reflection piece on this class. Over all this class as been a great experience for me. I learned a lot of new stuff about technology that I never knew before. To be honest I probably would not have tried them either if it wasn't for this class. To begin with I was a little scared to use technology, but now I'm going into with an open mind.
One of the most rewarding things in class has been the use of this blog. I learned a lot about blogs and have a ton more to learn. I even started to try to use it at school with my book club. I have only had one little minor problem at school the kids are not allowed to use it because it is one of the sites that is blocked in school systems, but they can use it at home or in the local library. It has helped because not all the students can attend the meetings and it gives a chance to talk to other students about books on the discussion page. It also gives them a chance to also talk about other books that they have read.
Another thing that I learned a lot about is the use of Wiki pages. Our group created a homework center on a wiki page. Another thing I have never done before this class was chat on line. Our group used the whiteboard chat a couple of times as a source of communication. This is something I never thought I would see myself using, but I was wromg. I now see a use for it especially with my sister now living in Florida. It is a great way to communicate with her without running up my minutes on my cell phone. It was also useful in a group setting where you can communicate with each other living hours apart and get things accomplished.
Another great thing about this class has been the discussion forums. Communicating with other teachers and people and getting their input on certain things has been great. It has givin me a great opportunity to see other peoples philosophy and point of view on many different things as well as getting feedback on questions that I have asked.
Over all, I would recommend this class to anyone who wants to learn a little bit or a lot about technology. Technology is the future one way or another your going to have to learn how to use it sooner or later.
posted by Terry Furman | 5:07 PM
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