Reflective Post

My experience throughout this class of EME2040 has been a great learning journey. I have learned that technology is a great part of becoming a successful teacher. Throughout this course I have accomplished many assignments where I have been allowed to use my own imagination to create several lesson or informative websites. For example, I was assigned to create a lesson plan with three other classmates. This lesson plan took several steps and critical thinking in order to have sufficient information to finish the assignment. Working on collaborative assignments has demonstrated to me, that working together to accomplish a goal using technology resources has now become way more useful for teachers and students. Many ideas and suggestions are now posted online to be reachable for teachers as well for students for academic resources.

Also being able to work on digital badges every week, has now opened many useful website for me to look forward to for my classroom. The purpose for the digital badges was for us students to explore the several websites that can be helpful when trying to create a powerpoint, an online draft, picture slideshows, quizzes, study guides, and so much more. I was able to explore outside of my own comfort zone, and be able to learn so much that teachers are actually provided with just simple computer technology. From using web 2.0 tools, there are also the many subjects we have talked about using the discussion tab in our canvas. These Discussions have been a great learning experience, because not only was I sharing my thoughts and teaching strategies but I was learning from other students as well. Overall my learning journey in Intro of Technology for Educators class has been a perfect combination of useful and rewarding experience. Now I really do feel like I am able to take a step forward in my future teaching career. 

Maloy, R. (2011). Transforming learning with new technologies. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.