And then we came to the end...
Time has flown. I know it's cliché, but the semester has gone by so quickly. And yet, thinking back to what has happened, how much I've learned, I feel like I have come quite a ways. Taking a course entitled "Internet Tools in the Classroom" could have gone so many different ways. I don't think I learned a new tool in the class, and this was a bit of a disappointment. But I know that this is in large part because of the environment I am currently teaching in. I have been in a school with a 1 to 1 ratio for four years now, I am bound to have quite a bit of experience under my belt, and I absolutely refuse to see this as a negative. So, while I didn't learn new tools, I learned a lot of new technique and methodology. I learned a lot from my peers in this class, probably more than any other. Seeing how they think about the use of various internet tools in their courses will help me immensely when consulting with teachers in my school about engaging and effective use. |