Final Reflection

I'm not going to lie, back when I we started this summer camp (you know, like activities 1-4), I found myself with a serious amount of tech confidence. I'm not bragging, just being honest… I felt like the rest of the course was going to be smooth sailing. As the course went on, however, I found that there was so much more to learn and grow and my false confidence quickly gave way to hard-core learning!

Every time I explore new technology I am amazed at all of the tools out there that are designed to make technology use in classrooms more efficient and effective! I was not let down this time! The summer camp was great because it encompassed some tools that I had already used and others that I had never heard before. I appreciated this fact because I was able to lend advice on some other campers' blogs for certain activities while learning from other campers in others. I was impressed by the many different ways teachers used the same tool and am planning to revisit these sites as the year goes by to remind myself of the many different options out there. One of the things I was really please with is the fact that so many people from my school worked through this camp this summer. While I know I can communicate with anyone across the district who completed this class, it is really helpful to just run upstairs or down the hall to check in with my colleagues who are working with the same types of technology that I am.

Success and frustration definitely come hand in hand when exploring technology and I had my fair share of both throughout this summer. While my frustration usually worked itself out, there are certainly tools that I don't see myself using all that much. That being said, there are so many more tools that I had never heard of that I can't wait to try. Specifically I can't wait to try more of Socrative and Google Classroom.

My whole goal this school year is going to be consistency. I am so looking forward to having a class set of computers in my classroom and can't wait to find ways to enrich my teaching through the use of this resource, but I am not going to forego consistency just because of my excitement over a certain tool. I will be utilizing PLC accountability in order to make sure that I am using technology in an effective and meaningful way in my classroom and teaching.

I have learned so much and have so much to learn!

Until next time!