Just the Beginning

In wrapping up the semester in CEP 416, I am not viewing this experience as the end, but rather only the beginning. This class was very meaningful to me as a student and as a future educator. I have been provided with various aspects of technology that could easily be integrated into the classroom. For example, blogging, website design, podcasting, and organizing the Internet using Google tools are all excellent aspects of technology that could be incorporated in the classroom.

In creating my technology integration plan, I chose to create a class blog for a first grade classroom. This area became of great interest to me because I do not feel that technology is incorporated as often as it should be in young elementary classrooms. Many teachers, I feel, do not see it possible to include aspects of technology in young elementary classrooms because they may believe students are too young to become involved in technology. I highly disagree with this statement because I believe technology can and should be integrated in all classrooms, no matter what the age of the students. I feel that a class blog would be great for a first grade classroom, and that the kids would become very excited and involved in this experience. Here is a link to my mock class blog. Check it out!

I am looking forward to building on the aspects of technology I learned about in CEP 416. I feel that I have been introduced to numerous very meaningful tools and if used effectively in the classroom, could be very beneficial to my future students. It's only the beginning!