Thing 23: This has been an amazing journey!

Wow! I can’t believe this course is over! While it has been hard work, it has also been fun. I’m a little sad that it is over, but I know I have some great tools to take with me!

What have I learned? I have learned that I am more tech savvy than I realized and that jumping in with both feet is sometimes the best way to acquire a new skill! I’m much more apt to try something new, knowing that if it doesn’t work – that’s okay! One of the most important things I’ll take from this course is how to view everything I teach with new eyes. I have started looking at my curriculum to find ways to integrate more technology. I’m really interested in taking what I’m already teaching and making it so much more effective and engaging for my students! There are endless ways to enhance my teaching, and I can’t wait to implement them!

How have my students been impacted by my learning? I have a class of students who see themselves as real authors. They have a love of sharing their work with the world. I have brilliant pod-casters, and they are confident that other people want to hear their ideas. As if all of that isn’t exciting enough, my students’ parents are learning about 2.0 tools from their children. Immediate and distant family members are more involved in our learning, and they feel like part of our classroom! My students have such an amazing view of the world now. No person is too far away or too unreachable for them! They are responsible communicators, sharing thoughtful comments and realizing that what they post online never disappears.

I think my classroom has evolved amazingly through this process, and I’m eager to continue this amazing journey! Thank you, Shelley!