Reflection Jan 31

What?

Wednesday in class we had a presenter from the Utah Education Network. We set up our own account and I saw all the benefits that he presented. I was so grateful to be able to find all that could be used on UEN.

So What?

This means so much to me as a student right now because it is really going to benefit me in all of my classes. I will be writing so many lesson plans this semester and the UEN website provides so many tools that will help. Just going underneath the Health section it gives all different games and ideas in all the different areas of Health. It gives me so many sources that I will be able to use to write my lesson plans. It is such an awesome source for this coming semester. Its going to be so useful as a teacher. I know we are learning this to use in our own classroom. I think parents will be more understanding with this website then a google site. Some parents are a little nervous about websites so having UEN as a education website they should be okay with it. I think its just a little bit safer to use then google sites.

This technology is definitely going to be used in my classroom. It really means a lot to me and its going to be very easy to use in my class. However, I am still a fan of google sites. I think UEN does have so many sources that can be used, but I just like more of the set up with google sites. However, I might not have parents like it so I might need to use UEN as my website.

Now What?

This is going to benefit my future students. I will actually be able to use it for assignments as well. On the website under Health there are many different games that students will be able to play to help them learn. I could use that as a tool for the students to gain more information on the subject we are on, while having fun. It definitely did change my schema, when I found out that some parents might not want to use google sites. I had no idea that some parents wouldn't like it until the guest speaker said sometimes they do. I honestly hope that I can use google sites, but UEN is another option.

I am so excited about this new tool to use for my students. I am going to be a better teacher because of it. The more technology I have the better I am going to be. This website is going to benefit my sources as well. The more sources I have I will be better too. I am so grateful for this tool and I am going to use it! Even if its not my website, I am still going to have my students play all the games on it.

Video

That video was so straight forward. It really enforces how we need to make sure we reach out to our students using technology. It is the 21st century and we need to teach our students because that is what they relate to. I want to be that kind of teacher that is in on technology. That is why I have loved this class so much. It is really expanded me in technology for my future students. I can't wait to use it all. This video truly inspires me to get hooked on technology. I really want a iphone now for my future.