Reflection 3

Summary of Reflections 1 & 2:

I have used basic Microsoft Office Programs since high school, including Word, Excel, and Powerpoint. I have used these programs outside of high school and college to train other people on the capabilities of these programs. The technologies listed in Reflection 1 that I could benefit from learning about are: YouTube, Blogs, Podcast, and Wikipedia. I hope to get help from other classmates in these areas, and I will be able to share my knowledge. I chose a few of these as my top five technology innovations because I am eager to see what they can offer me in a classroom setting. Since we have been working with Blogs, which was my first choice, I have seen that they are a great way to communicate. Since the new generation is heading toward technology (i.e. cellphones, computer games, chatting, etc.), all the technologies that have been and are being introduced into classrooms today are engaging students more in their learning and understanding.

Creating these team blogs was extremely confusing to me at first, partially because we were going somewhat fast in class. I still have some kinks to work out, but I will soon feel comfortable with Blogs and will be able to develop a way to incorporate them in my class someday. By creating team blogs, I was able to rely on my team members to help me out with problems I ran in to.