Taking a graduate course in Technology in Education has been an extraordinary adventure for me. It has opened my eyes and mind immensely in regards to technology use itself, as well as to the enormous benefits it can have on students and their learning.
I will admit, at the start of the course I was pretty leery about utilizing technology in the classroom. I realize now that my issues with implementing technology in the classroom came from my own lack of understanding and overall knowledge of technology tools. Now as the course is coming to a close, I am amazed at how much I have learned, which leads to a much higher confidence level in regards to utilizing technology with students. In fact, I now am excited about implementing technology in the classroom.
I realize now that technology is fun, not scary. I feel that if it is appropriately implemented with in the curriculum, students will also find it fun, and as I have stated before, who does not want to have fun while in school. I feel now that technology livens up the atmosphere and opens up learning doors to both educators and students.
In regards to my immediate use of technology, I am very about my new found knowledge of Prezi for presentations. As I continue through my graduate courses, I feel that I will be utilizing it for any and all presentations that I have to create. I find Prezi to be much more stimulating then plain old power point. Overall I am quite pleased with all the new, fun, and interesting knowledge I have gained from taking a course in Technology in Education. I feel that with all my new knowledge and confidence, my classroom will be a greater learning environment.
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