Final Reflection

Throughout this semester of C&I 306, I feel that I have learned so many helpful ways to incorporate technology into a classroom setting. I have learned that technology in a classroom setting does not just mean Microsoft Word or PowerPoint. There are so many available technologies out there both free and ones you can purchase. These technologies are being tweaked and improved constantly which allows for them to be more user and classroom friendly. I have learned that there are definitely situations where it might be best to not try to incorporate too much technology, a little goes a long way in some cases.
In my future classroom I can see myself implementing technology any chance I can. I would really enjoy using class blogs, Google Docs, pod-casting, movie projects as well as wiki and web quests. With technology becoming such a major part of everyday life, I believe that it is very important to expose the younger generations to the technology that is going to be so important when they get older. I am focusing on younger elementary aged students, and I feel that it might not work out well to use twitter or even to make digital movies with them, but maybe as an entire class project it could work out.
I don't feel like my attitude towards incorporating technology into a classroom setting have changed. I still feel very strongly that technology should be implemented as much as possible. It is too much of a player in everyday life to not be a part of a classroom. Advice I would give to myself would be to not overuse technology when it is not needed. I would also tell myself to try and keep up with the new technologies so that I can share them with my students.