Meaningful Learning

In technology, there are many tools that go hand and hand.  Each tool helps you get a meaningful understanding of the technology world.  Many students know about the ability that can be utilized but we as teachers can guide them.  The technology tools can be helpful in classroom lessons and helping students understand.  There were many tools that I utilized in this classroom that I had never used before.  For instance, blogging was such a neat tool that I learned.  It was interesting to make a virtual ePortfolio.  The different websites and blogs were helpful in making a ePortfolio.  I know learning all the assessments will be useful in my career as a teacher.  I can take this knowledge and pass it on to my students.  The integrating technology into the curriculum in this class is a great idea.  I feel that it relates to the course and makes the assessments more meaningful.  This is a prime example of learning and learning how to utilize technology in our curriculum.

I believe taking this course was the bet thing to do for my career.  Not only did it educate me in integrating technology into the curriculum but also educate me about technology.  I think that it will make all the difference to my employer and my classroom.  There are many web tools that I was able to learn and utilize.  I learned how to make a blog, become a blogger, and create lesson plans with technology.  The knowledge that I am walking away with is exciting.  There is so many tools that can be explored through the virtual world.  I have never been a computer person and I always dreaded working on the computer but not anymore.  I am glad that I took this course.

Visualizing with Technology

I believe that visualizing with technology is a great tool to use to engage students into learning.  It offers many benefits like visual aids and hands-on tools.  Some examples of visual aids are videos, cell phones, document cameras, and graphic calculators.  All of these in some way help and guide the students in a visual learning way.  I will be utilizing this technolgy when I become a teacher.  The children will be able to use this as a helping tool to learn.  I think designing and visualizing with technolgy is very benifical to students and teachers in the classroom.

Designing with Technology

I really believe that designing with technology is very beneficial.  It will be very useful when it comes to teaching.  It is very interesting when it is collaborated or combined into the teaching part of the education.  All children love playing games, but as teachers we can use that to incorporate a lesson plan.  There were two software games that caught my eye.  The Lego software was my uultimate favorite.  It still had the concept as building Lego figures but a learning concept also.  The other one is the music pad.  I thought it was interesting and fun.  The concept of making your own music and be able to compose it.  Both of these software's would be educational for the students.  So overall designing with technology can be both educational and fun.