Final Reflection

I have enjoyed learning about all the various types of on-line educational tools available for student and teacher use.  I feel as though I have only scratched the surface of what is out there, and there are probably more being added every week.  When I started this class, I always felt as though I was willing to learn about new technology if someone was willing to teach me.  Now, I have a lot more confidence to use these tools and search out new ones to fit my needs.  I think I owe a lot of that confidence to how this class was set up.  There was a great balance between learning on your own and having support if you needed it.  In addition, I also appreciated that for each activity there were several tools to choose from.  This was helpful with applying the activities to applicable academic activities to the individual area each person taught.  I think some people had more difficulties than others with completing these activities during the start of the school year.  It appears that there was more completion and participation during the summer session.  Due to this it is difficult for me to comment on the collaboration section.  However, I did enjoy using the blog format.  It was easy to use, post activities, and see how others completed the different activities.

I have used several of the web 2.0 with students over the past 2 quarters.  I have used Story Bird to make a social story for a student and use the google doc form I created almost daily to share observational information with my students.  I have plans to try using Spicy Nodes, and Glogster for some expressive language activities after winter break.  At the start of the class I rated my comfort level with technology at a 5.  After completing all of the activities in the class, I would now rate my comfort level at an 8.75 (Emily I may still come and hunt you down for a few questions later in the year).  Thanks for the meaningful continuing education course and your help along the way.