Well I think that I am one post short for my blogs, so I thought it would be worthwhile to write a quick thanks and good luck to all of my fellow classmates. It has been such a great term, I have learned so much from Mike and many of my classmates *cough* Tyler *cough*!
At the beginning of the term I had never blogged, so I questioned whether I would keep something like this up after this course. I am happy to have started one, and excited to keep it updated with educational resources as I come across them. (Hopefully some of you do too so I can continue to borrow ideas *cough* Tyler *cough*!) In all seriousness- I am sure we are all on the same page with the usefulness of blogging and all of the other resources that we were introduced to this year!
I am excited to say that this course has not only introduced me to new resources, but it has pushed me to share more and not just take from the internet! I shared my first resource on Smartexchange today- (and just as soon as I figure out what I am doing wrong and why it won't show up when I search for it- I will post the link!!) I was thinking a lot about sharing resources lastnight when I was creating it. It probably took me, realistically, 3 hours to make in total- which for one attendance resource is a lot! It was comforting to think of all the other things that I can save time with though thanks to everyone else sharing online- so it made it worthwhile!
All in all- I couldn't be happier that for whatever reason, I was placed in this course at the very last minute. I am crossing my fingers that we will be able to take this course again next year- I know there is so much more out there that we haven't even brushed on!
Good luck everyone :)
Thursday 7 March 2013
The Future of Education
When I consider the future of education, I am excited to realize that it will not only be my students that will be learning over the course of my career- it will be me too! Technology is always advancing, and I find this to be both motivating and inspiring. I hope that I will keep up with all of the new ways that I can incorporate technology in both my classroom and my everyday life, and inspire my students to do the same. This course has made me realize that even the most tech savvy of us have so much more that we can learn!
One thing that stood out in the horizon report was the gaming devices in the classroom- I had never considered this tech option. I'm not too sure what my thoughts are on it? I feel like as a parent (which I'm not yet, but if I was!) I wouldn't LOVE the idea of my child on gaming consoles in school. That being said, I know that not all forms of technology have always been accepted so maybe my opinion could be swayed on this!
The other comment in the report that was no surprise to me (but worth mentioning) was the idea of too much technology in the classroom. I know when I first started this Internet for Ed course I felt overwhelmed, so is this something we need to be keeping in mind with our students as well? That being said, I have never learned so much useful information in one course as I did with this one. Is it worthwhile then for us to possibly overwhelm our students with technology when it is all useful or relevant? Maybe we need to have classes dedicated to technology in middle years or high schools too that can help ease the load for our students?
So much to think about- and all of it is well worth our time. Technology is going to continue to advance whether we approve of it or not- so how much is ok for our classroom?
One thing that stood out in the horizon report was the gaming devices in the classroom- I had never considered this tech option. I'm not too sure what my thoughts are on it? I feel like as a parent (which I'm not yet, but if I was!) I wouldn't LOVE the idea of my child on gaming consoles in school. That being said, I know that not all forms of technology have always been accepted so maybe my opinion could be swayed on this!
The other comment in the report that was no surprise to me (but worth mentioning) was the idea of too much technology in the classroom. I know when I first started this Internet for Ed course I felt overwhelmed, so is this something we need to be keeping in mind with our students as well? That being said, I have never learned so much useful information in one course as I did with this one. Is it worthwhile then for us to possibly overwhelm our students with technology when it is all useful or relevant? Maybe we need to have classes dedicated to technology in middle years or high schools too that can help ease the load for our students?
So much to think about- and all of it is well worth our time. Technology is going to continue to advance whether we approve of it or not- so how much is ok for our classroom?
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