Friday, January 18, 2008
Thoughts on Technology In Education
Just when I think I am getting the hang of technology and it's new uses in education, my new knowledge quickly becomes outdated. Being in an Educational Technology graduate program I knew I would learn a lot and have a lot to learn but I at least thought I would be up to date on current uses of technology in education. After our first class meeting tonight, I felt excited but a little nervous and behind the game. Dr. Merrill covered some very fascinating information and introduced great technology that is available at all of our fingertips for free! I felt however as though I have been living under a rock. Going through the world of technology is exciting but I have a lot to learn and a new vocabulary to learn with it. On campus this is typically a 16 week course, Off campus it is often 8 weeks, for us, we have 4 weeks to try to grasp the concepts. There will be much learning and experimenting on my part in the next 4 weeks. I am especially excited though to try out the Social Bookmarking. I daily use my favorites to easily go to my most visited sites but as mentioned in class, bookmarks are only connected to one computer.
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Isn't this so overwhelming?! I totally agree with you. There are so many interesting tools out there, and not enough time to learn all of them. Your interest in the social bookmarking is much like mine. I look forward to all these new things to mess with.
I completely understand what you are saying. I too feel that we are going to learn some really great ways of using technology. I often think that just when I am finally starting to get a leg up something new comes along that knocks me back to square one. Nonetheless, I am excited about learning ways to update my lesson plans. I hope that one day I can incorporate these techniques into my classes.
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