Final Reflection

This course has certainly opened my eyes to the possibilities out there in technology for the class room. I was familiar with some of the tools and use them a lot so i guess this course reaffirmed a range of these tools for me. Am quite comfotable with drive and google docs and enjoyed learning a few extra features of these. Did not know picasa was apart of the google family and found this activity really interesting and will look to be using this tool instead of drop box which currently use. The editing features along with file organising is what separates it from drop box.

Social media for me is something which am still a little sceptical on in regards to student use, definitely need to do a little more research on this and see some good examples of use in the classroom. 

RSS feeds are a tool which am really excited about pursuing further and implementing for next year. Have bookmarked a number of sites which were in that module and will be looking at them in more detail throughout the holidays to find relevant ones for my kla. I like the idea of students coming into class heading straight onto the feeds and starting an open ended discussion on the topic, a really effective strategy.

The set up of the course was very user friendly with clear instructions and expectations. There was such a variety of tools from different categories and I loved how there was multiple options for us to look at before concentrating on the one we thought was most applicable. Was hands on throughout every module and i have bookmarked so many useful sites which i endeavour to further look at in the future. The video tutorials were a great way to introduce the tool and explains it in the simplest possible way, look forward to sharing these with my colleagues.

I commented on Matthew Goughs blog in module 2 which was on blogging as well as others.
http://mattgough86.blogspot.com.au/

Overall have thoroughly enjoyed the course and have walked away with so many resources which i look forward to looking into more over the christmas break. Im a big believer in student centred, interactive classroom strategies and this course has showed me many tools which will facilitate this.

Thank you for all the tools, ideas and resources given throughout this module, a real worth while experience and one which will benefit my teaching in the future.