Blog #6
I think my goals for professional development with regard to technology may be quite simple! The reason I say this is because I dont want to base an english classroom all around technology. I would like the students to use it for writing assignments, presentations, blogging, and maybe discussion forums. I dont want to over power the classroom with technology, because then I feel like I wouldn’t be accomplishing some goals of mine that I have always had in my mind. My main goal has always been to make learning and reading fun for high school students. I feel I can do this better with reading and explaining issues face to face rather than with the use of computers. I love having classroom discussions on books and I feel like I can ‘get in to it’ more if I were right there with students. In other words I dont want them to try to figure out who I am and what my teaching style is like through a computer.
As far as my goals for keeping technology apart of my life, I know I am going to keep blogging. I have seen plenty of sites where future teachers blog about any kind of issue they feel is important, and I also think it is fun to see what other people are talking about who are in the same situation I am. This course has really opened my eyes to technology and the different ways it can be used besides just facebook and AIM!!! I really like have the discussion forum, I think it is very nice to have in a college class! I wish there were many more like this! I think I am going to take other computer classes as well ( not only because I have to) but because this has been so beneficial to me! I think I would like to learn more about the way technology works, so I may take some classes on that as well! Like I said before, this kind of stuff was all new to me before this class, I was even scared when I had to use Excel! I would definitely like to learn more about Excel and Webquest in the future, I think those have been my two main weaknesses! I know I need to be more proficient with using a computer so I know that classes like these will definitely benefit my career!!!
As far as finding a class that I would like to teach, for me it would just be basic English! I want to be able to integrate technology in on my own time and not have to base the class around it! I definitely want students to work with computers more so that they can be comfortable with them when they go off to college.
