I have learned so much during this semester that I really don't know where to start. I think that the biggest thing, the thing that is going to help me the most throughout my teaching career was Excel. I can now say that I will be able to successfully keep a grade book on my computer. This was one of my biggest concerns upon taking this class and seeing the syllabus. After this semester though, I can do not only a spread sheet, but a chart from the sheet's information as well.
The next biggest thing I learned was Power Point. I think that this is going to be a major help to me when I begin teaching and trying to put together a lesson for my class. I have also learned about the sites ALEX and ACCESS and I have learned about Podcast and Videocast. All of these "tools" are only going to make my life easier once I am the one in front of the class. ALEX and ACCESS are wonderful ways to get help with lesson plans, etc.
Blogging is something else that I had NO CLUE about when I first started this class and is another thing that I will be taking with me to use in the future. I have learned this free, unique way of keeping my classroom connected with not only myself, but with my student's parents as well.
Google docs is another free "tool" that was given to us to explore to teach us that no matter what we are provided with and no matter what our "financial allowance" is, we can still keep up with what we need to be doing to keep our classroom going. I really do hate to see this semester end in this class, but I can honestly say that I feel I have gotten more from this class in one semester that what many will get in a lifetime of "My Spacing."
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