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have used so many types of technology in this course! We have had the best
opportunities to learn about Skype, Facetime, Google Docs, SMARTboards, PLNs,
YouTube, iMovie, iPhoto, iBook, blogs, and so many other collaborations. I have
used Skype prior to the class and loved it from the beginning. I love how we
can integrate it into our classrooms and connect with teachers and students
from around the world. Facetime is one of my favorites as well. I have used
Facetime prior to this class and thought it was great how you can talk to
someone like they are there in person.I have used this to collaborate with my
group this semester and it was very helpful. Google Docs is amazing! I love how
you can share documents with anyone you want, whenever you want and it is
accessible anywhere! I am so glad that tool is available for us as teachers. SMARTboards are awesome! I can't wait to learn and do more on those in
the classroom. They are so interactive and engaging for children to apply their
learning. I can see so many things I can do on the SMARTboard in my classroom
to get the students motivated! I am also glad to have found my PLN (Personal
Learning Network) and to be able to add teachers and experts to it as I find
them for future references. I'm sure it will benefit me in the future when I'm
teaching. YouTube is such a huge part of this class and I feel very lucky to
have used it so often and see how to embed videos or share them in different
programs. iMovie, iPhoto, iBook are all wonderful programs!! I have really
enjoyed creating movies, videos and the iBook. I have learned so much like how
to insert pictures, videos, text, charts, hyperlinks, make movies, detach audio
from a recording, upload photos, import, export, edit, crop, resize photos,
etc. I must say the possibilities are endless when it comes to technology! I am
so fortunate to have learned so much in this course and to have all these
technologies to use and get for my own classroom. The students will be so
excited to start learning about them! All the blogs we had to visit and comment
on were great experiences and showed me how there are so many educators out
there willing to share anything you want to know. I can only hope that the school I become a teacher in has as many great technologically advanced devices to utilize as we got to learn about in this class!
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