Reflection Assignment

On completion of this program I have been awaken to many different types of technology and how I can incorporate these technologies into my classrooms to enhance student learning. With my week 6/7 assignment, I was able to develop a solid plan of action not only to increase my students learning through technology but to open the eyes of my co-workers as how technology can be a benefit in the classroom. I was also able to work on a grant that will help bring new technology into our school. I have since completed this grant process and am awaiting staff input before turning it in. I am hoping my starting this process I am able to influence many technology changes in our school. I have also used what I have learned in this program to change the out look of technology with in our district. Changes have been made to allow different websites and programs to be run as students and teachers. This has opened up a new level of access and has giving me the opportunity to introduce blogs, wikis, webcasts, and voice threads to my students. Before the end of the school year I was able to complete a voice thread with my students on social skills, we were able to share this with a technology class in the high school which was very exciting to my students because they were learning something that high school students were learning.

Also during this program I joined the technology team in my school and we just received a grant for a 40 computer wireless lab. This will be used in our library and for students and teacher professional development. My look on technology has changed greatly. I was a teacher that allowed students to go on the computer to play a few games here and there but never used the technology to enhance my lessons, but now I can imagine not having a technology piece to every lesson I teach. My students are 21st century learners and it is time that I encourage this and give them every opportunity to be the best.