Coming in to EDM 310, I didn’t really know what to expect. Overall, I was extremely pleased with this course. I learned several things that I otherwise would probably not have had access to. For starters, the Google package is great. And the best this about that is it’s free. This is definitely something that I will continue to be able to used once this class is over. I especially enjoyed the “Google Presentations”. I thought that they were a great tool to get to know the other students with. I would just add that maybe in the future, the instructor could do one as well.
I think that the Blog portion of the class was also very informative and interesting. For future classes, I think there should be a requirement to have students follow two other blogs, just to get the class more involved. The topics that we blogged on were very good, and I would definitely recommend keeping them. My favorite was actually looking for teachers in the United States and abroad who were actively using blogs in their classrooms. As a future educator, I was truly excited.
While I did not care too much for the Podcast section of this class, I do see where it can be helpful in the classroom, making it a great tool to have. I can’t entirely say that I would rather have not done the Podcast section, because I did enjoy working with Audacity. I like the idea of learning something new. The fact that I ended this course with more information and knowledge that I began with reaffirms my opinion that this was and is a helpful course.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
When it comes to Twitter, I'm still on the fence. I first heard of Twitter while watching CNN. I became interested because News anchor Don Lemon said that I could ask questions, and he could answer me right away. So this got my attention. So, I registered. Once on Twitter.com, it was nothing like I thought it would be. I felt very much confused. I didn't feel like it (Twitter) fit me at all. Twitter has been compared to Facebook. It didn't take me long to catch on to Facebook, but I'm still struggling to understand Twitter. I understand the principal behind Twitter, but I don't find it user friendly at all. As a teacher, I do believe that Twitter, as I understand it, can be useful. I think that it would serve as a great tool for holding discussions among students outside of the classroom. In fact, I think that it could be used as a way of getting students to reach out and build relationships with each other. I'm not saying that I will never use Twitter, but the fact that I've forgotten my username and password says a lot.
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