Course Reflection

            During this course, I have learned a numerous of things. I have learned the NET-S standards for teachers which are what students should be able to do. I learned how to create a blogger and upload blogs on it as well as how to upload an assignment on turnitin.com, which is an online site that discovers whether the work you write is yours or not. I learned how to create a concept map using inspirations, how to create a movie, how to use tools from the web, how to use Google as an online learning community, how to change things for students with disabilities using assistive technology as well as how to create a teacher web page. Overall, I enjoyed each and every assignment because they each taught me something I did not know. I am now well acquainted with a computer and how to use its different features.

I would not categorize any of the assignments as a weak or strong point because they each taught me something I did not know beforehand. I feel that I grasped each assignment very well and did not encounter any major problems. I feel that from every assignment I took something away in which I would incorporate into my future classroom. I would integrate technology by having the students do similar assignments that were given in class. For example, I could have my students create a concept map on two characters and then write a compare and contrast paper on the characters. After they complete the writing activity, they could upload the assignment on turnitin.com to see how turnitin detect when they have plagiarized. Another way I could integrate technology is if I have students who have hearing impairments, visual impairments, and so on. I could change the settings on the computer so the students could also participate when it comes to technology as well. I could also integrate technology by having the student create a movie that contains pictures of them as a baby until the present. It would be like a timeline and show how times consistently change over time.

Overall, this class has been very beneficial to my educational experience. I have even used rubistar to create a rubric for another one of my classes. Without this class, I would have never known this website existed. I will continue to use the information I have learned throughout this course in my everyday life as well as in my future classroom. In conclusion, this class has better prepared me for my classroom in using technology, and I will continue to use it throughout college and in the future.