Before starting this program I tried to incorporate technology in my classroom in different ways. I would try different tools that were appealing but was not really implementing technology in the best way I could. Many times it would not add to the content we were working on but served more as a filler to have students simply practice on the computer. I would have students type their essays and add images and other things to their writing to make it more engaging for them but I didn’t realize I should have been exploring other strategies like peer editing on google classroom, creating informative posters, or infographics with canva and other sites that would engage students with the same kind of work but creating a different product. Overall, I should have been paying more attention to how I was implementing technology, my knowledge of the content I was teaching, and how my students learn best. In my journey through this course I have realized that there is a better and a not so great way to use technology in the classroom. The use of technology should go along with the content and the knowledge of how my students will learn best. Through this program I have been able to better identify the best tools and how to apply them in the classroom, most of all, to take a risk and try something new. My capstone was my chance to wonder and try something new. I was able to reflect on how technology application through my study affected my students and see if it made a positive effect or if the technology simply served as a fun tool. I still feel like this is a learning process that takes time and trying over and over in different content areas and with different students. I definitely feel like I have made progress as I have found ways to use technology like I hadn’t before. As I continue to explore, I see that there is much more to learn and it is helpful to understand how to approach any new technology tool I plan to use with my students.
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Paula
10/12/2018 10:24:43 pm
It's wonderful that you were able to explore and find new ways to use technology. I was in a similar situation like you to where I assumed that technology centered more towards typing papers and research. But there are countless ways to use technology that I never considered before thanks to this program. We are in an age of education that has shifted drastically in a very short amount of time.
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Jeff Albertazzi
10/16/2018 04:32:36 pm
Like you I was using technology as a tool to do the same thing they were doing on paper. It was just more fun and current. It helped me as a management tool also, online practice or looking up info or using google classroom. I think its is great that you are willing to take risks.
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mayra de la torre
10/16/2018 08:13:30 pm
I think most of us were on the same page with technology just using it for the just of it. Now having learned more about TPACK I also feel I have a better understanding of how to use technology to it's potential. I have learned how to do flipped lessons. I am not an expert yet but like you I am feeling more comfortable in using tech in my classroom.
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