Wrapping Up

Well, the semester has come to a close, and with it, the continuation of this particular blog.

I have learned so much through this class that it's all a little overwhelming in retrospect. I came into the course thinking that SmartBoards, overhead projectors, and PowerPoint were about as tech-savvy and interactive as any classroom could aspire to, but I was dead wrong. The amount of tech tools that are available and useful to an educational setting is phenomenal. 

In today's society, so much of what our students are doing outside of school revolves around new, ever-evolving technology, so why shouldn't our schools catch up and bridge the technology gap? It's a question I've been asking since my first post.

Now that I've (more or less) achieved the goals I've set for myself in this course, I can't wait to put my knowledge to use in the classroom. I honestly believe, as I predicted at the beginning of the semester, that my new skills in using and adapting technology and web tools for the classroom will make me an incredibly valuable asset to my school and to my students. 

Although I've reached the end of this course and, thus this blog, I don't plan on ending my education in or use of technology in the curriculum. As technology is constantly changing and improving, so must my knowledge of it, and that is why I will and encourage everyone else to,

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-Kristen