Reflections

As my class comes to an end, I thought of the Dr. Seuss book, Oh, The Places You'll Go.  This how I feel after completing this class.  I am surprised at all I have accomplished!  I created a blog.  I have more Twitter followers than I ever expected.  I created my own website.  I have a video on YouTube!  I participated  in FlipGrid videos!  Prior to this class, I never even accessed the webcam on my laptop!  With all this new found knowledge, I can't wait to see where this new path will lead!

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When I started, as I was reading the syllabus, I was very apprehensive about all of this!  I am a private person and would never consider sharing my thoughts online.   However, when I started completing some of the assignments and I reviewed my classmates' work, I thought this is a great way to share information. 

My Twitter experience was reading political tweets and the comments.  I thought of it as a waste of time.  I never realized the large educational professional learning network available on Twitter.  I found some great twitter feeds to follow and some interesting chats.

I believe that as an educator, I need to have an online presence to show that I am a digital citizen.  As education changes and moves to utilizing more technology, I need to show that I am capable and willing to use it.

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I plan on keeping my website active and updated, as well as my teacher page on the district website.  It is a great way to keep people aware of the amazing things that are happening in my classroom and school.

I am embracing the technological advancements I have learned about and will use them to meet the needs of my students and improve my instruction.

What a wild ride it's been...