Week 8 - My "Aha's"

It's hard to believe that ETEC 524 is almost over!  Learning to use the wikispace and make a podcast had the greatest impact on me.  I really like the idea of groups collaborating on a wiki.  I have brought podcasting up with the math assistant principal and my campus principal.  We will be utilizing this web 2.0 technology after Spring Break in all homeroom courses.  All of this stemmed from me creating my podcast for the week six technology project.  After seeing how effective these presentations can be, my campus principal has placed a work order to have Jing downloaded on all teacher computers.

Another “Aha” moment that I had was when we read the article that differentiated between those who are “digital natives” and those who are not.  Though I have always been aware that a difference in technological skills exists between individuals, most notably those of different generations, I was not aware that the gap was so extensive.  I probably will not continue to use my blog from this year.  However, I do wish to use it as an example when I ask permission for my students to create reflective blogs next year.