This class has exposed me to many different instructional technologies. That is the area where I have had to most amount of growth as a result of participating in this class. I did not realize how much free technology and online programs there are available for teachers to use in classrooms. For example, I thought I would have to pay to have my own class website. However, Wikispaces is free and students can edit it and work on projects together inside and outside of class. I also have much better understanding of how to use a SmartBoard. Before taking this class, the only think I knew about it was that you can write on it with the colored pens. Now I know how to develop lessons that incorporate the SmartBoard that will engage students.
I am interested in learning more about some of the programs we were exposed to in class. We received a 10 minute overview of each technology; however, nothing was really explored in depth. There are some programs I would like to get better with using so I will rely on the handouts from the presentations and looking up youtube videos to learn more about them. We were exposed to so many programs that I cannot remember much about any of them. What I liked most was that there are a lot of free programs out there, we just need to master them before we try to use them in the classroom.
