After looking back on this semester and especially on this class, I realize how much I have actually learned. Following the first class, I felt like the biggest idiot when it came to technology, almost as if my brain had been replaced with a fog machine. I expected this course to be a class on actually using technology machines like a Mac and a Smart Board and although I wish at least the Smart Board had been touched on, I am overwhelmed by the amount of education I received during this course.

Some of my favorites include RSS. I think this phenomenon is absolutely amazing and have set up one form or another on each of my family members computers including my own. I also enjoyed learning about how to blog and use wikis, something I definitely plan to use in my classrooms.

My goal as a teacher is to gradually incorporate some of these applications into my classroom. I feel as though some of the applications might overwhelm the students, especially some of the more rural area students. Likewise, most of the applications, such as glogster, will stimulate the students and make learning more exciting.

Although I can’t believe this semester is over, I really have enjoyed this class!