Hopefully this is working as I type! I have never blogged before and am a little apprehensive using something so unfamiliar to me. My name is Amanda and I am now a blogger! However, I am starting to realize that I don't know nearly as much about computers and their capabilities as I thought I did!
While reading through the course material and accessing available links, I'm realizing how effective the use of technology is becoming in the teaching and learning environment. During class while I was trying not to panic about my apparent lack of knowledge in the blogging sphere, I came to realize that to use technology as an effective teaching tool does not mean that I need to be an expert using it myself. Today's world of education already feels so different from what I experienced as a child. These days, children grow up using technology that I may never have experienced and as such are very capable of exploring and expanding different uses of technology once they have the basic idea. I have a feeling that as a teacher I will be able to learn a lot from my students by observing how they interact with technology themselves. I really like the idea of using blogging in the classroom for student journals and as a forum for homework assignments or the class syllabus. I think blogging also has great potential as a place for students to find or post links to information and resources that will benefit or are of interest to them. Blogging and other such technology is something I would feel comfortable using in a classroom once I gain a little more experience using it myself. I can definitely see the possibilities!
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