blog #12

I really enjoyed reading my classmates blogs this semester because it was interesting how much some of us related and how much some of us differed. It was also interesting to see the different ways people plan to use technology in their varied classrooms and I think I will walk away with some borrowed ideas to use in my own career. I really enjoyed all of the snapshots from everybody's powerpoint presentations and seeing all of the different creative ways everyone can use one piece of technology. I also enjoyed listening to everyone's podcasts and hearing all of the different stories that could be written for one title. 

I would like to learn how to operate a smartboard. I know that more and more schools are getting them, especially elementary schools, and I think I will need to know how to use them in my career. They seem very neat but also overwhelmingly foreign and difficult to operate. As far as computers, I would also like to learn how to use audacity. We were briefly introduced to the program in my high school and it was so interesting, I would love to learn more about it. 

I cannot wait to incorporate technology into my career. Throughout this course I've learned so many interesting ways to use technology, and programs I had once thought to be simple have proved to have so many complex functions that can create such entertaining classroom aids. I definitely plan on using Inspiration in my classroom as well as interactive, non linear power point presentations to spice up my classroom.