My+Thoughtful+Analysis

= Thoughtful Analysis =

In Educational Media and Technology I can truly admit that I learned something new every day. I had always thought my self to be a fairly technologically savvy person but this class made me realize how much I can learn. Six months ago I would have thought that "blogs" and "wikis" were made up words. More than anything else that I learned in this class, I learned how to connect and share with the educational resources out there from the comfort of my own computer.

My strengths in this class have been that I am typically able to see what Mrs. Pesavento did in class and find a way to retain the procedures to use these valuable resources in my other classes other teachers have complimented my use of Technology in their classes and I have enjoyed using the technology to instantly excite any lesson. My weaknesses were that I have not yet completely mastered my navigation of SAS, however I use it enough that I know any day now I will be able to teach a class on it!

The lesson I enjoyed most in Educational Media and Technology was on blogging. Blogs seem like such a natural classroom evolution that should be encouraged in all classes of all ages and subject matter. Not only are they quick and easy to navigate, but they are also an excellent setup for a community of learners to help and reflect upon one another views. I will definitely be using blogs and podcasts in my own classroom. I even look forward to making more podcasts based on the reading of my classes. I also see podcasts as an excellent way of helping students learn about tone and emotion. I can already see several meaningful lessons for having students create their own podcasts.

Technology has involved so much over my education that I can only imagine how much farther along it will be ten years from now. Although I do believe that human interaction is a neccessity of a successful and healthy classroom, the use of technology does make sense. Children are able to have opportunities they would never be able to imagine without computers. Thus I believe technology will continue to become a larger and larger part of classroom but I also believe it will never replace a teacher, nothing can!