Final Blog Post

1. I have learned many new and valuable things this semester. I have learned how to use tools like google earth, blogs, timeline toast, vocaroo, and twitter. I have also learned the power of blogging. It is a great tool. By reading other people's blogs especially teachers, I have learned many things not taught in an education text book. I believe I can take all the things I have learned in EDM 310 and incorporate them into the classroom.

2. I do not believe there is anything that we did not learn in class that I wanted to learn. I am exiting this class much wiser in technology than when I walked in the first day.

3. There was nothing we learned in class that I did not want to learn. Everything we learned can be used beneficially in the classroom in one way or another.

4. I believe this class did not excite me so much as it was valuable for me. Occasional projects were fun to do such as the timeline toast and podcast. But, when I think about the class I see it as more valuable than an exciting experience.

5. Nothing in class seemed "intellectually challenging". The only problems I had came when I tried to rush through my work. But, on the whole everything was pretty much self explanatory.

6. The only time I was bored with this class was when I had to watch videos over and over again for my blog posts. The only suggestion would be to mix up the blog projects a little bit. Instead of having three videos for a week mix in an article or something.

7. I guess one thing I would change about the class is the meeting times. I think there would have been less confusion if class met both meeting times instead of one.

8. At the beginning of the semester I was probably in the "some" range of being technologically literate. At this point I am in the "good" range. I have really learned a lot from this class and now hope I can retain all of what I have learned.

9. I will improve technologically from this point on by keeping up to date on tools I can use in the classroom as well as how I can integrate technology into the classroom. I will continue to build my PLN and refer to it regularly. I am excited about using technology in the classroom one day.