Internet For Educators- Week 8

Well we are wrapping up the semester for Internet for Educators and it has been a blast. This year by far has been the most educational in showing us the true ways of how to use Technology. I have used it more than ever. After being a bit intimidated by it, I have finally used it for my unit on Age of Exploration and finished the Unit. The social studies unit looks great and much more eye catching and it feels good that I have finally integrated it into my work. Yesterday also, I have made my very first Podcast using iMovie and then transferring it to youtube. You will see this work in class tomorrow as Tim Wiebe and I reflect on our course, what we have learned, and how we will be using technology in the future. The funny thing is that I was so intimidated by technology but when you begin to get a little bit more familiar with it, even if it is just simple work, it starts to get addictive and you want to use it more and more as you become more knowledgeable with it. I have had a great year in this course, and a big thank you needs to go out to Mike Nantais. He is very smart and has shown not just myself but  our whole class how to make a more engaging and creative classroom. I am excited to see what the future holds for technology in my class!

As for all my classmates, I want us all to make sure that we do not fall into the spinning wheel of how classrooms are now with just a pen and paper. We need to expand our students minds and develop knowledge and skills in using technology to further their learning. So lets do it!