Throughout this course I have learned about many new technology programs that can be helpful for teaching. Even though technology can be a scary thing if we learn to use it the right way it will be very helpful for us. There are many useful ways that these technologies can be used in the classroom. Wikis, Blogs, Google Docs, Google Earth, Movie Maker and much more all these programs can be helpful in moving towards technology in the classroom.
Before this class I did not know anything about Google Docs, Blogger, Google Earth, Movie Maker, and Diigo. I am glad that I was introduced to these programs because there is allot that can be done with them. For example in my classroom I will most likely use Google Docs, Diigo for research projects, and use movie maker to put a new spin on some projects. Audacity was also an awesome tool that I will use while teaching my students about movie maker. I defiantly know that I will not be using wikis, as I was not a fan of how this program was put together. I also won’t be using twitter in my classroom because I think I would distract them and become more of a social network.
After taking this class my thoughts about technology have changed a lot. Before I was against it because I didn’t think I was a safe place to have children browsing around. But I have learned a lot of things that would be safe for my students to use. These programs can be helpful to the teacher as well as engaging for the students. For the future I would probably just want to make sure the technology that I use in my classroom is safe for all my students to use.