5306 Course Reflections #2

I have completed the course with an acceptable grade, so far. I am still working on my time management and it seems that it is taking less time to complete each week’s To Do List. What I have learned in this course has been valuable. I have developed an understanding of the district’s technology plan and how it has affected the expectations and goals of the campus and thus the expectation and goals of individual teachers. The district is reliant on funds that are not property tax based and that affect the district’s plans and decisions. From the readings I have learned that technology integration is more than adapting a lesson to the software available on a computer. Students need to take an active role in their learning—collecting data, analyzing data, applying the data, and presenting the data. This week, my 7^th grades students have been offered a choice in topic to research and in groups, they are developing a presentation with a Web 2.0 tool that they feel would best fit their presentation goal..