What new thinking did I take away from class today?
Today in class I started thinking more about all the technological tools that I am unfamiliar with. Right off the bat I made a fool of myself when writing my name on the smartboard but everyone else seemed to have troubles too. I had never heard of social bookmarking until class and would have never even considered creating a blog for everyone to see. I did not even know what a wiki was until it was explained in class even though I have used Wikipedia many times. I began relating the technology tools we are learning about to my future classroom and how this is the perfect time to practice using these new gadgets and will make my life a little less stressful during my first year teaching. More and more new technological advances are going to keep being incorporated in classrooms and I have to do my best to continue learning new applications and devices for the benefit of my career.When I reflect upon this class during my teaching career I will remember to be extremely patient with my students when using technology because it takes me a while to understand these new things.I will have no problem repeating directions or assisting children when they need help. When linking sites to our class organization wiki and double checking to make sure the links worked I had some issues but by going back and tracing my steps I was able to figure it out. I am excited to learn more in this class!
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