Technology Reflections

Hello All!

I am a Middle School Computer and Reading teacher embarking on what I hope to be a year long journey incorporating new technologies – at least for me – into my teaching.

I have begun exploring the uses of Blogs, Podcasts and Wikis in teaching. After attending FETC2006, I began using Gaggle Blogs in my reading classes. The ways that I have used Blogs include responding to readings mostly through the use of a prompt that I posted. I have also had students create study guide questions and then they could comment on each other’s questions with the answers. I have also had students write book reviews and allowed others to view the reviews and leave comments.

My thoughts for future uses include the above and also to add more reflective writings. I would like to hear what my students have to say about their education.

I’m not sure what angle this blog will take – isn’t that the point? but I do hope to look back at the end of next school year to see how far I’ve come in incorporating new technology into my teaching and how it impacts my students’ learning.