I'm Just at the Beginning!

     This past eight weeks have been very challenging.  There have been so many things to learn and do.  I must say, my anxiety level was on the rise quiet often and I was forced out of my comfort zone a few times.  I also must admit, there were some times when I questioned why I was doing this class.   I had to adapt to new ideas and new ways of doing something.  There were times when I felt like I could not do some of the activities.  I stopped to think about it one day.  I thought about how some of my students must feel when they are being challenged and taken out of their comfort zone.  I encourage them to continue on and to try their best.  What made me any different from them.  If they could adapt and complete the tasks that made them feel uncomfortable, then I also needed to.
      I realized how fun and interesting technology could be after the work I did with Picasa.  I learned how to download music and put it into my movie presentation.  I also enjoyed the digital story telling.  I felt like this was something was enjoyable, something that I could also use with my kindergarten students.  I wanted to know how to set up my own blog, this class, too, made me accomplish that goal as well. 
     I have used these different tools of technology and have come to enjoy them and want to use them again.  I have come up with ways that I could incorporate them into my classroom.  I felt that I was using some technology in my classroom, but the experiences I can provide them as a result of this class are spectacular.  I view myself as only beginning my journey into incorporating technology into my classroom and my students will get so much from these experiences.  I am thankful for hanging with this class and persevering through the  course and being taken out of my comfort zone.  I will be a better teacher as a result.  I will also be advocate for technology in the classroom.  I will advocate for the 21st century literacy skills in our classrooms.  I have only just begun.