Looking Back at Tech Ed
This year in Ed Tech has been very beneficial to me. I learned a lot about my strengths and my weaknesses as apposed to Technology. I now know how to use several features of my computer that on my own, I probably never would have touched. This year although I struggled made me realize that I can accomplish my goals even they seem too far outside of my comfort zone.
A few areas that I think think that I have grown in are my abilities to create i movies. Although i definetly wont be quitting my day job any time soon to become a big time movie maker, I do feel more comfortable in my ability to show someone how to use it and how to tweak it to make a presentation if need be. Another thing that I never ever would have ventured into if it had not been for this class was branching into blogs and creating online accounts for things like youtube and pinterest. These may be something you do in your everyday life but for me I never do anything of the sort, so for me to actually get the use of doing so really was an accomplishment for me.
One of my all time favorite things I did pull from this semester was the incite our Proffessor gave us. In all honesty, even though I may never have felt fully confident in my ability to use technology on her level, I did feel like she taught me how to not only be a better teacher, but to be the kind of teacher that students want you to be. I'll never forget a lesson before class had started that she taught us about the most important characteristic that a teacher can have and that it is all about forming relationships. I loved that and that is a big part of what I want to be as a teacher and a coach.
I don't know if my views of technology have changed that much, but I definitely respect what it can bring to the classroom. It offers a window that can be the key to unlocking the potential of children of all types. Therefore, I'm glad I'm a little more savvy than when I first began. I do feel like I can do more than when I started but I know that this class was more than just about the technology aspect of it, and for those extra parts, I will charish this class.Was it hard and difficult? Yes absolutely and I'm glad it is over, but I'm so glad that I got to be in this class for the extra bits of incite that I got at the hands of an experienced teacher.
