Linked to Learning

I am so fasinated and awed by the Web 2.0 video. I had to call my adult children and talk to them about this. I know I love to teach and I now have the awesome responsibility to prepare my students for the future that is changing so rapidly. I know I am fortunate to teach at a school that very much embraces the idea of technology. My mind spins as I think of all the possibilities for learning. I know we must also consider the safety of our students as they navigate all this information available to them. I have already utilized blogging with my reading classes this year and it has been a fun experience but I loved how it connected all of my classes. We even shared across campuses. I have always enjoyed getting together with other teachers to share ideas and technology allows us the opportunity to do this. I plan to do so much more to connect my students with their own learning styles and I think technology makes them learn to be lifelong learners and global citizens.

I am most challenged by #4; I need to have more confidence in myself when it comes to technology. I am always willing to try something with my students, but I am so stressed that I will understand every little detail.  I have become so much better, but I want to be more adventurous. Because I started this course before and did not get to finish it, I have learned to view problems as challenges. Shelley pushes you gently along and I feel I have learned how to do that better in my own classroom. I know the easiest for me is to share or teach others. Once I understand something, I get so excited and I want to show and help others. I feel developing a toolbox is most important but I think this because that is what will help me ust technology to my advantage. I love new ways of teaching and when you engage students and see that spark of excitement, you have achieved your goal  (haha)  for a moment only so you have to move fast and keep learning yourself. I like when my students realize I am still learning with them rather than just “telling” them things.