As we bid our farewells and we all begin another school year, I wish everyone a exciting and positive school year as they bring all that we have learned and explored in this classroom to their own!
As I begin to think back when we first began the class, I think about what I knew. I knew that these web 2.0 tools were there for me to use, I just didn't know how to incorporate them in my class or really dedicate the time to try. Don;t get me wrong, I used web 2.0 tools, but ones that I already Knew. Tools such as Moodle Chat Rooms, Smart Boards, Video Conferencing Systems, & Skype.
When signing up for this course, I was looking for new tools/resources/site that I had never heard of before; learning how to incorporate these tools/resources/sites into my classroom and share them with my school. I wanted to learn how to create a Podcast! I had hear all about them, listen to them, but never really took the time to create one and post one!
As we finish out Week 9, I look back and say WOW. Look at all that I have been exposed to: Webinars, Blogs, Podcasts, RSS Readers, Google Docs, School 2.0, What exactly social media was, and not to mention the great information relating to Project Based Learning & Assessment of Technology.
There is so much, and unfortunately too little time. What would be great is if they offered classes on just specific tools. I could spend 2 or 3 weeks on creating podcast and learning more about the programs available to create them.
Finally, if there is one tool that I learned about from this class, that has made my job easier, is Google Docs. As I have mentioned, I am heavily envolved in Manchester's Hockey Program and schedule games, practices, scrimmages, etc for almost 25+ teams. I have saved myself a ton of time, by switching to Google Docs.
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