WOW... that is all I would like to say, but I know this is unacceptable. I thought I was technology savvy, boy was I wrong. This class has given me an opportunity to explore, create and design many tools to help me with my career. I have learned so much with this class and I feel very comfortable with using all the tools that were introduced in this semester. The fear of navigating the internet to find programs and to manipulate and use them to my advantage has been conquered.
Using technology is not just being able to create a PowerPoint or type up a few documents; It goes far beyond that. The new age technology is far more advanced than what I have been using. It only takes a few moments to view tutor videos and begin to play with the program tools so that as a teacher or librarian can really maximize students learning potential.
When I was a teacher my greatest complaint was not having the time to sit down and create online lessons because I truly believed it was to time consuming. However, after taking this course many of the tools are very easy and user friendly and do not take that much time. Time and having to learn web 2.0 tools was my greatest fear and now that I know how easy and fast it is I would not hesitate to incorporate more technology into a classroom setting.
I am no longer a teacher but there are many different lessons that I can create to help my students in the library so that they can have quality and technology lessons. Now, that I do have a little bit more time in my day I feel that I can really focus on the quality of a lesson and really help and aid my students better.
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