Final Course Reflection

I went into this class, IT 365, not knowing what new things I was going to learn. I figured this class was just like any other computer class I have taken, and I was not going to learn anything new. I have to say, I was completely wrong when it came to thinking I was not going to learn anything new. I learned more from this one computer class than any other computer class I have taken. I did not know I could do half of the things we did on the computer before taking this course. I think this was the best course I could of taken for teaching because technology is truly taking a huge part of today's society and now, because of this class, I know how to do these things on the computer that we, as teachers, need to know.

I had a few strong points in this class and many weak points in this class. The stronger points of this course I had were when I did the movie assignment, Google Groups assignment, the Turnitin assignment and the Blogfolio. The reason why these assignments were my stronger points of this course is because I have done each of these assignments in a computer class before, or these assignments were a little bit easier for me to understand how to do them. My weaker points of this course I had were when I did the Concept map assignment, Web Tools assignment, and the Assistive/Adaptive Technology assignment. Each of these assignments were a little more challenging for myself. I had never done any of these assignments before in a different computer class. I was unsure where to start with these projects, but with my teacher's and peers' help, I was able to figure out how to do the assignments. I have a few future learning goals that I plan to meet in order to improve my weaker areas. One of my goals for my weaker areas is to continue to learn more about these assignments that I did in this class, so I can continue to teach my students and myself how to do these things on the computer. Another goal of mine is to be able to show my students how to do these things with the computer; this way I am getting practice while they are learning about it. My last goal I want to accomplish for my weaker areas is to continue to work with these assignments we did, so they are easier to do and I can become a master on the computer.

I plan on integrating technology in my classroom when I become a teacher. I plan to have the students type up some reports and assignments on the computer. I plan on having the students do games on the computer to help them enrich their learning. I will have the students use the Internet to look up items that we are learning about in class, so they can learn more about the subject matter. These are just a few ways I will integrate technology into my classroom when I become a teacher.