Reflection

In reflecting upon this course, "Integrating Technology Across the Content Area", I am very satisfied with all that I have learned. First, I feel like I have grown in my knowledge of technology tools that I can use in my classroom. For example, in using a Wiki throughout the class I feel more proficient and comfortable in using a Wiki with my students. I think this will be a very strong tool that students will really be excited about using.

Secondly, in reaching my NETS goals I feel that I have grown professionally a great deal. I have organized websites that I can use as tools in the coming year by standard. This is something that I have almost been putting off until I needed to do it, but I am glad that I finally completed the task so that my students can benefit from all of the tools I have learned about. I will continue to meet my goals as the year begins and I will become more comfortable in the technology tools I have learned about. I also plan to add more to my list of technology tools I have learned about. I feel like there is an endless amount of tools teachers can learn about and it is there job to find the most useful ones for their students so that they have the best education they could have.

Some of the adjustments that I will make in my classroom would be first, using the tools that I have learned about in this class. Secondly, I will expose my students to new technology tools that I plan to learn more about as I complete the rest of my Master's at Walden University.

Using the GAME Plan Process with Students

I am very exciting to start sharing what I have learned during this class with my students. I think they will be very interested in the new technologies I will have available for them. I also think that my students will help me in reaching all of my goals because as I use these new tools I will gain more knowledge about them and be able to use them in more and more ways. One of my goals that I had set in the beginning was in reguards to inspiring students to become creative learners using technology. This goal cannot be met until I actually use my tools with my students throughout next year and hopefully then they will become creative and learn from the technology tools I have given them. I feel like I have done my part in creating and organizing tools for my students to use and that is the only goal I can reach so far without the students. Once the school year starts and I have students I can meet the rest of my goals and be truely successful.

GAME Plan Progress Part 3/Week 6

Most of what I have learned so far in trying to reach my goals is the importance of organization. I have also been learning about the importance of online collaboration tools and how to integrate technology into any lesson I teach. With this has come many more opportunities for learning about more websites to use in my classroom. I have recently found several more web quests and websites that I could use in my classroom for various New York State Standards.

The new goals that I have set for myself are to continue organizing my new technology tools and to find more online collaboration tools that I would be able to use at an elementary school level. I also want to continue to meet my goals by finishing the rest of the work for Walden University to the best of my ability.