Final Thoughts on TPTE 486

My days in my technology class have regretfully come to an end. Despite this reality, there are many things I will take away from this course. I learned so much about integrating technology into the classroom experience. This truly changed my perception of education. I will certainly use a website and blog to communicate with parents and students. I will also use web 2.0 tools such as Glogster, Wordle, Smilebox, and Wikis to enhance student learning.

There are a few structural issues I had with the course as a whole. I really wish we had dedicated more time to projects during class time. This improved as the semester came to a close, but much time was spent on presentations throughout the semester. As much as I enjoyed them, I wish we had simply had a week of presentations and then moved on to other tasks. This would also eliminate any advantages of having a later presentation date. I was also a little concerned that some students received easier tools to do a project on. Thank goodness I did not get Prezi! This may need to be considered next time around. All in all, however, I enjoyed the course and immensely value the knowledge I gained throughout the semester!