Final Reflection

What I learned in this class

I learned so much in this class. I have learned so much about technology that I did not know before. Technology helps people shape the world. There are many uses for technology. I take with me from this class so many things and ideas of how to improve my classroom by the use of technology.

My Strong and Weak Points

My strong points in using technology would be the use of the internet and word processing skills. I have had a lot of experience with these. Writing papers, researching topics and even using social media sites are just a few experiences that I have had with word processing and internet usage. My weak point would be assistive technology. Before, this class I knew of only a few things that I as a teacher could do to help students with disabilities. Another weak point of mine would be the use of media and pictures off the internet. This is a form of plagiarism. Before this class if I needed any type of picture I would Google it and “Steal” it from the website. I did not know this was a form of plagiarism. I was using other people’s pictures without their permission

How I will address my weak points

I plan on addressing my weak points with assistive technology by working on it more. I plan on doing this by researching assistive technology and the many ways I can use this. Then I will practice using assistive technology to become more comfortable with it. To address my issue of using pictures without the original owner’s permission, I would just take my own pictures with my own personal camera.  Another way to avoid plagiarism, by stealing pictures is to use the clip art feature on your computer or use a website that has stock photos that are free from copyright laws. You can find some of these websites and a short description of them in my blog about assistive technology. I plan on fully informing the students of my future classroom the dangers of plagiarism.

Integrating Technology in the classroom

I plan on integrating technology into my future classroom by teaching lessons that involve students using various forms of technology. I plan to incorporate technology into my classroom by students’ use of computers, the internet, television, VCRs, DVD players, compact discs, CD-ROMS, electronic games, cell phones, PDAs, and other high tech items.