Blog 6: My Final Reflection

My favorite two assignments in this class were the blogging and the lesson plan unit. I liked the blogging because it helped me to feel connected to my classmates since we were not in the classroom at all. The lesson unit assignment was very hard, however, I was able to use everything that I had learned in one assignment which is what I wanted from this class. My top 3 technology tools that I hope to use in my future classroom will include my del.ici.ous account because I like to have what I need at my fingertips without having to search for them. I would love to use podcasting with my classroom because I feel like it is a great way to introduce my students to more advanced technology and keep their families connected to the classroom. I also would like to incorporate a wikispaces perhaps so that my students' parents can have a quick way to access me and what is going on the classroom. All seem like they will be useful. I would like to get better at my podcasting skills because I think that has the most potential to keep me updated on technology. Podcasting intimidated me terribly at first but I think that there are more benefits to it than most people think. I already installed it on my personal computer so maybe by playing around with it and all of audacity's capabilities I can be comfortable using it when the time comes. All in all I am pretty pleased with what I have learned in such a short semester!