EDCT week 1 blog

This week in EDCT 203:

This week (1/3/2012) in EDCT 203, I learned an overwhelming amount of new information regarding technology. As someone who is not very familiar with anything beyond the basics of the Internet, I am sure I will be aquiring a bounty of technological knowledge this quarter. This week, I learned how to create a blog (via Blogger), how to create a Wiki (via Wikispaces), how to add pictures to my blog, and how to create links on a blog. I am not sure that I can yet complete these tasks flawlessly, but I am learning and trying to do master these new tasks.

What we are learning will be very helpful in my Language Arts content area, because it will allow me to reach my students in new ways using various sensory approaches. There are numerous concepts that can be accomplished through the internet and implimented within my classroom. Because the up-and-coming generation is so knowledgeable and saturated in technology, educators must be able to adapt and accomodate to the learning styles of his/her students.

I met many of the ISTE Standards today as a student. I demonstrated creativity and innovation as I worked to design sample pages and upload pictures and videos to my Wiki page. As a class we communicated and calloborated together as we discussed technology in education as well as working together on our Wiki pages to ensure effectiveness and productivity on our pages. As a teacher, I engaged in professional growth by discovering Wiki and making an effort to be successful in creating my page. I began develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital-age communication and collaboration tools as we worked together exploring and creating our own Wiki pages. I met many of the ISTE Standards on the first day of our EDCT 203 class meeting.

As a future educator, I am excited to learn more about technology within the classroom through this EDCT 203 course offering.