New Experiences

I have learned a lot this semester. When I first looked at the syllabus for computers in the classroom I knew very little about the various technological programs we were going to learn. I used Prezi and Wordle prior to the first of class. I have heard of a podcast but did not know what it actually was. I never heard of a wikispace or google docs. Google docs, which was the program used to create our Unit plan, is the application I now know the most about. I am comfortable with wikispaces and audacity. I must continue to use them or I might forget how to use them. Blogging every week on Blogger.com has made an efficient blogger (not that blogging is all that difficult). The SMART Notebook I have heard of prior to class but had no idea how to even turn the application on. I learned a lot from that program. I think the SMART Notebook will be the most useful in my teaching career and the one application most schools will want me to be proficient in. Stating that fact, I definitely want to learn more about the SMART Notebook and SMART board.