Week 5 Reflection

I had a few Aha moments this semester. One of these moments was working with Wiki Space. I have worked with Wiki Space before in one of my undergraduate courses. The project was to be completed as a group project. I usually take the lead in group projects, but not this particular time. I was so confused. I felt terrible that I didn’t understand this assignment that everyone else seemed to understand. I was so happy to get a chance to work with wiki again so that i could have a better understanding of this application. I caught on quickly and it wasn't very difficult at all. Creating a Wiki Space was fun and I see myself using this site again in the future.

Secondly, creating my philosophy has been sort of like a guide for me. I will continue to update my philosophy as I discover more information of Educational Technology Leadership. I am delighted that I was able to create my philosophy as the beginning of the program, so that I can see the difference in my philosophy toward the end. My philosophy hasn’t changed on paper much, but in my brain the meaning of technology has expand. I’ve always knew I wanted to teach using technology, but until this course I didn’t know of the different kinds of technologies that I could use to teach my students. Wiki Space, Blogger, Delicious, “Google Sites,” etc are great and I am anxious to see how I will use them in the future.

Another Aha moment was creating and customizing my blog spot. This was a very modern & fun way to write reflections. When i visit my page I am extremely proud of the turn out and using this site was a great experience. The blog spot is what I would use to check for understanding with my students. I think that it would be enjoyable and something that they would really get into .

The articles were also aha moments for me. I was able to understand more of where we are today and where our generation is going. These articles re assured me that I definitely chose the right major. I say this because I have learned so much already and this is only my first class in the ETEC masters program. I know that I have way more to learn and I am happy that I will be more knowledgeable of what is so popular today.

My goal is to take what I have learned and teach the information to my students in the future. I’m sure that the students will find these technologies as exciting as I am. I believe if you can make learning more enjoyable while using technology then that is wonderful. I would like to say that I am so happy about this summer session. Dr. Wickersham did a fantastic job with explaining the assignments and the layout of the course and also my classmates were very helpful and I’ve learned a lot from all. I enjoyed viewing everyone’s pages for more ideas and creativity. I really enjoyed the course.