My participation in 23 Things was motivated by two things. First, I would like to gain more knowledge in the technology that is out there. I would like to be able to find new ways to convey information to my students and new ways for them to share information with me. Secondly, I do need continue getting credits for my certification. The media specialist at my school said that this would be a good avenue to at least become proficient at blogging, so here I am.
My goal here is not only learn how to use a blog, but to also generate some ideas to actually utilize it in my classroom. After watching the video and reading the article I've become interested in learning how to utilize wikis and podcasts in my classroom too. As I stated in my post after Thing 1 and 2, I really am not comfortable with technology at this point and I have very few ideas on how to incorporate technology into my classroom, but I am excited to learn.
After watching the video and reading the article in Thing 1, I began thinking about how exciting a working environment could be in my school. I have to admit though, that after the excitement came thoughts of all the reasons why I might not see this perfect world in my school. There clearly has to be a staff and administration interested in increasing technology use for students and themselves. We also need some serious support. But, I'm not going to let those thoughts hold me back at this point.
I have to say I am NOT comfortable writing on a blog with the thought that anyone can read it. I I guess I'm still not comfortable with even having a Facebook page and that is only for friends. I think this experience will certainly help me gap the bridge between my students openness with the world and my preference to not be 'out there'.
One question about writing on the blog, how do you get characters needed for foreign language?? If I intend to utilize this in my classroom, I will need to be able to write using accent marks, upside down exclamation and question marks.
Ready to start Thing 3.
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Welcome to 23 Things. Your first post is interesting and insightful.
ResponderEliminarNot sure how you get characters for foreign language -- will see what I can find out for you.