I know we are all excited to be done with our first semester. I'm so jumping up and down right after this post! I've had a great experience this first semester. Dr. Williamson, you are awesome! I was so nervous beginning this semester thinking I'm going to drive myself crazy with school, work and family. It was not easy but I was also not the crazy wife I thought I was going to be this semester.
I found all of our assignments to be relevant and interesting. This semester was extremely useful to my teaching career and I am so glad that I chose Instructional Technology. I feel like my eyes have been opened to so many possibilities. I've been able to nerd out with my team teacher, who is also getting her degree in Instructional Technology at a different University, and it is great having someone to go to for advice or to just tell her that found something cool. Taking this course has gotten me to tweet my kids, use iFlashcards, Mobile Study and Study Island. Taking this course has also made me look at how I teach and what I can do to make my instruction and class time more engaging for students.
The vision and SWOT assignment helped me to see where my school is and where I eventually want my school to be. I know we have a lot of progress to make, but the assignment gave me a starting point to see what small adjustments I can change now to move us forward. It was also helpful for me to see and hear what everyone's schools were like and to hear what cool ideas they were trying. I've obtained a plethora of information and sites to use at school and I'm very excited about moving forward.
I'm sure I will be in touch with everyone in this class as we have much more to learn. Our next classes, multimedia and web tools sounds like it is going to be a lot of fun! Thank you all for a great semester!
