Technology in Practice!

Courtesy of web2.0inmyclassroom.com

So, 3+ months of rigorously learning new web 2.0 tools and technology, I can say that I am a more valuable individual. From Twitter, Linkedin, and Blogger to Google forms, Wikis, and Prezi, technology and tools are out there for our benefit and use.  I had no clue of what or how to create blogs, much less a Google form or Wiki, but I can proudly say that I have learned how to do utilize and perfect my knowledge on most of them.

I can really see my students using and enjoying the Google forms and Prezi.  I aspire to teach elementary education, preferably 4th or 5th grade because I have become so enlightened and enthused about all these new social media tools and web tools that I wish to teach my students all that I know and help them to utilize these tools in the classroom.

Prezi is something that may be difficult at first but once they get the hang of it, they will have a blast creating mini presentations with all those effects and images that zoom in and out whenever they wish. Google forms are something that I would use to test for understanding and even classroom polls.  My students will be thrilled to know that they can take a quiz on my computer, ipad, or even my laptop! AND my grading will be that much easier! ;)

I personally will continue to utilize my blog.  I wish I had taken this course sooner so that I could have started my blog at the beginning of my educational journey.  This would have been a wonderful thing for my students, my children, family, and friends.  I guess I will just have to keep piling on the info and fun I have had in my previous courses at Prairie View A & M University.