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Enhancing Teaching Through Technology: Reflections on an Educational Journey

In this mid-semester reflection, I share insights from Dr. Ludmila Smirnova's course on teaching with technology. Exploring tools like social bookmarking, podcasting, and data sets, I've learned to integrate technology into the classroom effectively. Key takeaways include fostering student engagement through Web 2.0 tools, collaborative projects, and personalized learning experiences. The course empowers educators to utilize their knowledge in real-time while accommodating diverse learning styles. I've gained valuable strategies to make learning enjoyable and relevant for students.

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Enhancing Teaching Through Technology: Reflections on an Educational Journey

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  1. Mid-semester Reflection Jamie M Sheehan ED 5700 Teaching with Technology Dr. Ludmila Smirnova October 25, 2007

  2. What I Have Learned • Social Bookmarking • Del.icio.us • Web 2.0 vs. Web 1.0 • Podcasting • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasting • http://www.podcast.net/ • Search Engines (and how to use them) • Collaboration • Data Sets and Online Tools • Webbits and WIPs • NETS standards

  3. Applying What I Learned • Integrating technology in my classroom • Make it fun; Make it real • Using what children like in order to foster learning • So many various uses: • Journaling Blogging • Webbits, WebQuests, WIPs • Allowing students to become pioneers of their learning, joint teacher/student responsibility

  4. Some of My Favs • http://www.adflip.com/ • http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/wx/home.rxml • http://www.xe.com/ucc/ • http://mathforum.org/workshops/usi/dataproject/index.html • http://webquest.org/index.php • http://www.hazelwood.k12.mo.us/~cdavis01/webbits/

  5. Recommendations • Sometime assignments are unclear, need more specific directions • Limited ways of contacting classmates (time restrictions- when I can meet and when they can meet)

  6. Reflecting • This is a wonderful course. There are some many positive aspects. Here are just a few: • This is a great class for: • Anyone interested in learning • Anyone currently teaching • Anyone going into teaching • Anyone with an investment in a child and their future • I love that I can be (almost) anywhere and still in class

  7. Reflecting • Sharing of ideas • Collaboration • Knowledge gained can be USED in the future and right now • Working with new people in a different way • Projects can be completed at your own pace • Chats, Blogging, Wikis and Web Pages • You chose what you learn

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