As I reflect on my personal theory learning that I developed early on in the course, I have realized that I needed to modify an area as a result of the learning that took place in this course. The area that stands out the most to me is turning the learning over to my students. I recognized the enhancement that technology posed to the learning process, but I did not realize the full extent to which the students needed to use the tools to learn.
As a result of that reflection, I will directly design my lessons so that the students will use the technology tools to learn. For instance, I will use the concept mapping tool often. During this course, I had the TIS at my school load the application for the Itouch devices to include a concept mapping tool. I have had the sutdnets use this for vocabulary, spelling, text features, and more. The studnets embrace learning in this capacity. I wil also use Voice Thread to give students a platform for their thoughts and work.
Two long-term goal changes I wil make to my instructional practice regarding technology integration will be to give my students the opportunities to use technology to prepare them for the 2st century along with the skills necessary to compete in a global society. The strategy that I have chosen to achieve this long-term goal with is to directly teach them how to use the tools, and then to incorporate the tools into activites, projects, and lessons by purposeful planning.
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