Week 9: Reflections

Other than last week's frustration, this course taught me a lot. I found fabulous cross curricular tools that I will integrate into my lessons this year. My students are so inquisitive, especially about other cultures and history, that they will really get a kick out of the sites I have found. And, because I run a creative, student-centered classroom, I hope I can practice and integrate some of this great software and get the kids involved in creating their own digital art.
Mostly, I would use google earth and all of the elements related to it. I have used it for personal questions since learning all about it on this course, and I think I have already become more in tune with my world. And I want to go to the Galapagos Islands badly, thanks to google earth.
Now that I have learned how to make better use of discovery education, it will probably be a staple in my classroom. I love the Atlas feature for culture lessons.
I think the thing I really hated was working with the assessments on atomic learning. If they say they are going to save something, then it should be saved, by golly.
My word to sum it up is:enlightened. I feel enlightened by using these tools that teach about our world, which we all have the responsibility to save.
I would like the next course (because I am sure we'll do a Web 2.1 next year, right?) to show us how to create classroom podcasts and video podcasts that we could distribute via itunes.
Thanks for the learning.