Technology is such an integral part of society today, and no one keeps up with new technologies quite like today's students. Because of this, it is crucial that teachers not only keep up with new technologies, but integrate them into their classrooms as well. Integrating technology into the classroom provides options for students of different learning types, gives students a sense that what they are learning is relevant, and allows more outlets for students to express creativity and critical thinking. These are the tools that students want to be able to use in classrooms, but are not readily being made available to them.
There are so many new technologies that are capable of being integrated in to the classroom. In this course, I expect to learn more about these. Podcasts, blogs, and wikis are all things that I have heard of and come in contact with, but I expect that in this course I will learn more about them and how to make them available to my future students in a way that will benefit their learning. I expect that this course will provide me with the tools I need to be a tech savvy teacher who is capable of guiding her students through all these new ways of learning.
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