This 5 day course went by so fast, but there has been a lot to think about throughout our time together. Every minute of the day was filled with learning about useful tools that we as teachers can use in our future classrooms. I think that I will use a lot of the things we learned about in my future career. One of the things we learn about a lot in Palmer is how important it is for us to be adaptable, evolutionary librarians in this age of technology. I definitely think that this course is a valuable part of the curriculum and a valuable step in our preparation to be librarians. Without an understanding of technology and it's place in the library, none of us would be successful in our career aspirations.
Before this course started, I definitely didn't consider myself tech-saavy, but I knew my way around the Internet. When I read the pre-course assignment, I agreed with the author and I thought I understood everything in the article. However, after completing this class, I now realize that I did not understand just how much there is out there. I now understand that in order to stay up to date with the Web, we must collaborate with other teachers and professionals from all over. It is impossible to know or learn everything, but with help we can definitely find and use Web 2.0 tools effectively in the classroom.
Out of all the tools we learned about, there are quite a few that I would like to continue to use. I have used Wikispaces.com before, and I think that it is a good way to organize information for us beginners who need an easy and fast tool. I will hopefully use this again in the future. I loved the features of Big Huge Labs and Wordle. I think they are really fun and again easy for a teacher or student to use. I would definitely use PhotoPeach again for a quick slideshow, but I would also use Prezi if I was looking for something a little nicer. I also had a lot of fun with the ToonDoo site, so I think I would definitely use that with students. Glogster is also a tool I would definitely use for all sorts of things.
Out of all the tools we learned about, there are a few that I am not sure if I would use again. Twitter is something that I'm not sure will grow on me. I realize that people are constantly posting great resources on it, but it is so overwhelming to look at all of them! I like to read blogs, so RSS feed is a good alternative for this. I will also probably not use Mindomo again, because Webspiration was much easier to figure out.
I have only just scratched the surface of the useful Web 2.0 tools that are available, but this class has definitely given me all the knowledge I need to keep exploring and learning.
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