There were many "Aha" moments. Mostly they were "Aha, that is what a wiki is." or "Aha, so creating that podcast that I have been thinking about is really not all that difficult." You are correct, I just need to jump in and explore. There are so many things that I want to try in my classroom, (now I just need for the state to have the budget that allows me to teach next year!) The technologies that we have used this semester were all new to me and I am thankful that I have gotten the opportunity to see them in action. I think I have a much better understanding of how to incorporate technology. I recently overheard two middle school teachers saying that their district had asked them to come up with 6 technology lessons per 6-weeks for the next year. First, they could not see the point and second, they were overwhelmed by the task. I think the district needs to work on their technology professional development before they start making these requests, because it was quite obvious from their responses that they were thinking only of research papers and power point presentation type projects. We have to stop thinking of technology as something that we annex to our current curriculum. I can honestly say at this point that I am excited about using technology in the class room and excited to get the opportunity to get stated.
I have enjoyed the lessons and the gentle push to dive right in.
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