WOW! Lets just say I learned so much from doing this activity. The readings and videos showed by how I need to step up my game in order to keep up with my students. There are so many tools and new technology out there and if you don't do your research you will be left in the dust. I learned that I don't have to be afraid of technology, rather use it to better my teaching abilities. Our students are growing up in a different time and they are so used to being constantly connected and stimulated which makes teaching and learning a little tricky for us new teachers. Emails, iphones, text messaging, ichat, ipods, mp3's, are all things that we teachers are going you have to compete with. Everyone, not just businesses are controlled by the Internet! Games like World of Warcraft and xbox live are huge, the players are connected to the online web most of the day. Blogs and facebook have millions of participants which causes large traffic. I learned a lot about Internet traffic and how it effects families and businesses. Technology is constantly changing, surface touch screens are becoming huge. HP is creating new computers that are user friendly and they seem awesome to use. The definition of Classrooms are changing. No longer do students have to actually go to school, because the number of on-line classes are growing. You would never have to even leave your house to learn.
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