What have I learned?

I learned many things in EDM 310. I really felt overwhelmed initially with the syllabus. I thought I would fall behind on the work, but I actually kept up well.

The Internet is a very great teaching tool. I have listened to people talk on the radio etc., many times but never knew what a podcast was until this class. I find myself looking online just to hear other people's views on topics. I never used Google documents. I don't particularly like it, I'd rather use something else. I will keep my account with Google for the future.

In the EDM 310 class, I have learned how to set up a Google account and its uses. I have learned to explore I tunes, perform alt tags, Twitter, spreadsheets and Word processing. There was a lot of information put into this semester. I enjoy learning about how the educational aspects of using the Internet and how I can apply it in my future teaching career. I enjoyed preparing and listening to the presentations in class.
I learned how to blog and there was a lot of blogging in this class. There was ample of time given to do the work. I will keep blogging with the people I met through blogging. The Professional blog will be a useful tool for me as well for posting your resume.

The podcasts were fun to do and I enjoyed working with my group. I have listened to the podcast many times and have asked my friends to listen to it as well, just because we can hear my voice. My children loved it. I learned a few things to do and not to do when doing a podcast.

Itunes University is tool that I will use in my future classroom. We didn't have the opportunity to visit an ACCESS lab. Foliotek is a requirement in my field and I am still working on it and I know I will use it at USA a lot.

I appreciate Mr. Sullivan's patience and his feedback throughout this semester. i will use all my newly acquired knowledge throughout my teaching career.

My EDM Blog Assignments are Now Complete

I am now completely finished with my assigments for this class. Thank you Mr. Sullivan for your patience and teachings. Thank you to my group-mates for your cooperation in making our podcast a wonderful experience. I hope to see you all in the future either at USA or in the teaching arena.

Twitter for Teachers

I had not heard of Twitter until Mr. Sullivan had the class to Twitter only allows answers to be under 140 characters in length and can be sent via mobile texting, instant message, or the web much like 140 characters in your myspace messages and explore it. I signed up for twitter I thought it was much like any other chat website. It's free of cost.

It is good to use Twitter to reach another teacher if there's a question to be asked or for giving an answer from another teacher who has reached you. In class, we explored and discussed the ideas that we could come up with on why to use the website. A lot of my classmates had general similar ideas.

I have not checked Twitter at the present time but I did subscribe. I really thought at first glance, "hear we go another chat!" I do feel that teachers teaching certain subjects could really benefit from using Twitter. I am looking forward to exploring Twitter in my educational field to communicate with students, staff or parents in an informal way.