Summary of the class

I had a bit of a different experience in the class, for no reason other than I came to most classes late, because of my Senior Seminar class. However, I did find the class to be quite rewarding and enjoyable. I was at least familiar will all the materials presented in the class. However, there were things that I have not had previous opportunity to experiment with, like Podcasting for example. I enjoyed having the option to be creative with the projects, and having the opportunity to present at the end of the classes. In addition, I feel that the skills learned in the class could easily be applied to my own classroom in the near future. i did feel that parts of the class became drawn out. This was not the product of the teaching in the class, but the fact that the class was divided. There were two groups clearly divided by age and technological experience. At times, you would say the name of the program or a web site, I know it well or have an account already, while it was breaking news to half the class. At the moment, I can not think of a way to remedy this, given learners will always be diverse, and have different levels of experience, but that would be the only fault I found in an otherwise rewarding class experience.

Podcast 1

"The Road Not Taken"
By: Robert Frost
Read by: Patrick Trentacost, Jr.

Blog 2

"Mending Wall"
By: Robert Frost

Read By: Patrick Trentacost, Jr.



Music: Canon in D Major

Technology Questions for Will Richardson

Technology Questions for William Richardson

1. If you had to argue in defense of technology in the classroom, what would be you key points to convince a person against technology that it is an effective and necessary element of a classroom?

2. Again, in support of technology in the classroom, what tools, programs, websites, etc. would you suggest are the most effectively used with a classroom?

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