Friday's class opened up a whole new world for me, technology-wise. Kristin showed us all sorts of different tools that I definitely plan to use for both teaching/personal purposes. Also, the lesson-planning activity we did at the end of class was refreshing! It was so nice to move away from the theoretical aspects of education and move into something a bit more concrete. Of course, I find great value in studying Dewey, the taxonomy, our emerging philosophies of education, etc., but because we (most of us) have no experience to relate these things to, they seem a little foreign and abstract. Lesson planning, though, is something that we we haven't touched upon yet, and I was amazed at how difficult it was to construct a meaningful, creative lesson. My group found ourselves throwing in extraneous steps that would have taken meaning away from the ultimate goal. I look forward to learning not only how to create effective lesson plans, but how to deliver them to a classroom.
I'm happy to say that I'm feeling less intimidated by this class, as I'm realizing that I might not be so bad at grasping technological concepts. :)
Your group's decision to change plans midway was extremely courageous. It was a pleasure to hear you guys work through what was important and what was less so.
ReplyDeleteYes, Hillary, we'll be tweeting soon. I'm guessing as soon as tomorrow. Yikes! We are the people we told our kids to avoid! (Those of us who have kids.)
ReplyDeleteBut nerdiness is the new cool, right? Je suis tres hip.