First of all, I really enjoyed this course. I know I didn't start it until a week ago, but I still enjoyed "cramming" it in over my Spring Break when I had time to explore. Before I started the course, I had some understanding of Web 2.0, but I was still unclear on much of it. I had done some exploration of Web 2.0 over the summer, but this course gave me the tools to truly understand the technologies and pushed me to actually use them. I believe that educators need to incorporate Web 2.0 tools into their teaching and classroom to keep students more interested. Many kids are very comfortable using Web technologies and collaborative tools. Using them in the classroom whenever possible seems a natural extension.
One of my goalls at the beginning of the school year was to use some Web 2.0 tools in my Computer Applications class. Now that I've finished this class I feel more confident in my ability to do this. I am definitely going to do a wiki within the next couple of weeks. If I have time, I'm also going to try having the students create a blog. I'm hoping over the summer to collaborate with other teachers in my department to figure out ways to update our curriculum to incorporate more Web 2.0 tools.
My biggest "take away" from this course is that I've discovered that most of the Web 2.0 technologies I've used are easier and far simpler to use than I thought, which in turn has given me the confidence to want to use them in my classes. I want to keep learning more about Web 2.0 tools, especially some of the ones I've run across while doing this course. I'm very curious about Second Life and plan to see what videos and information I can find on it. I didn't know what Twitter was, so I read a little on it and actually created an account and posted one thing. I've subscribed to some blogs on technology and hope these can keep me updated on new things.
Thank you so much for offering this course. It has been a wonderful learning experience and I'm looking forward to sharing this knowledge with others.
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Even though you went through this program in such a short time (during spring break, mostly), it is evident from your posts that you spent a great deal of time learning the tools and reflecting about your learning.
ReplyDeleteI've enjoyed reading your posts and "seeing" you progress through this journey. I hope you'll pick a few tools to keep using and begin integrating into the work you do with students.
Congratulations and job well done!