Multi-Modal Reflection

Over the course of this semester I have learned so much about incorporating technology into the classroom. This is something that I did not strongly think about before taking this course. But, HELLO!! It’s the 21st century. As pre-service teachers, we must use technology in the classroom. With the information I have been taught this semester, I will be able to make my classes more exciting for students. I mean, lets think about it. Who wants to sit around and use paper and pencil all the time? There are blogs, wikis, and social networking sites such as Facebook for students to use to their educational advantage.

I am especially excited to have the opportunity to present in Florida at this year’s NCTE conference. I am so grateful to have this opportunity. This is truly a once in a lifetime experience and I am more than thrilled to be a part of it. I am anxious to start planning for the presentation as well.

I am also happy I learned how to use a wiki. The wiki done in class will help me when I need to teach something from the cannon. I feel our class did a great job and I will definitely have something to turn to when I need some extra ideas for my lesson plans.

I also like learning about the team building activities. I do think it would have been helpful if we were provided with a worksheet with all of them written down, but I have the activities safely stored in my class notebook. I did a presentation in another class about team building activities and used Dr. Kist’s book as a reference.

Overall, I was very happy I had the opportunity to learn about incorporating technology in the classroom. I feel its greatest importance is about being able to connect with students. Everyone has those teachers who are afraid or unwilling to adapt to the new technology. A teacher needs to be willing to keep up with the times. It makes them more available to their students.

I feel over the course of the semester I have realized how many different way technology can be a part of the classroom. I found out how crucial it is to students' education this semester.