Teaching+with+Technology+-+Final

=TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY 5364 - FINAL=

I did not quite know what to expect in this course. I thought it might just be an extension of the first introductory course. As it turned out, learned more than I expected about technology and teaching. I thought I had a great understanding of integrating technology, however; the readings, videos, and CAST website deepened my understanding of what is possible. Overall, I would say that this was a very valuable course, and was definitely not a waste of my time. I have learned a great deal of valuable concepts and tools that I can begin to apply right now in my teacher capacity.

Honestly, the content in this course should be a required professional development for all teachers. The work here is directly relevant to my role as a teacher. I have been exposed to many valuable tools that I can use in my high school classroom. I teach a technology course so I have the opportunity to experiment with many of the Web2.0 Tools and CAST tools.

I cannot think of any expectation I had that was not met. I learned valuable information that will make me a better teacher and that was my expectation. I am extremely pleased with my experience with Lamar University. It fits my schedule and I am actually learning practical things that I can apply. I am so glad we are not learning just theory with any relevance.

I successfully completed all of the course assignments with the exception of one assignment to create a lesson plan using the CAST tools. I make no excuses for not completing that assignment. I just am so feed of with lesson plans at school; I did not want to create another one.

From this course, I learned the how behind integrating technology into the classroom. I learned what tools to use for specific types of students, and objectives. I learned educational technology, and ideas of how to make my work reach a broader range of students with varying levels of skills. The CAST website made a huge impact on the way I will teach in the future. I learned that I could work successfully with a group online. I was still not as effective as if the group met in person. I usually take a leadership role in groups but in this group, I was not a leader or innovator, but a contributor and that is ok because it is a learning experience too.