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Reflection on course 6710 at Walden University

            The media, resources, and activities have helped me develop my own technology skills inside my classroom. The most important aspect that it has impacted is the forward thinking of how the technology that is integrated into my classroom will enhance the students’ 21 st -century skills. Many times, teachers will incorporate technology in the classroom because it is fun. I have done this, as well, but now what I start to consider is how it is improve the students academically and socially. When today's students enter their post-education professional lives, odds are pretty good that they will be asked to work with others from around the globe collaboratively to create content for diverse and wide-ranging audiences. Odds are also pretty good that they are going to need to read and write effectively in linked environments as they locate, analyze, remix, and share the best, most relevant content online for their own learning...
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Blogging has potential!

     Before I started my master's in technology integration, I would have told anyone who that blogging is outdated and no one uses it anymore. I would not have had my students create a blog. I am now eating my words.      There have been many resources that I have been exploring the last couple weeks. One that stood out in my mind was a video clip called "Spotlight on Technology: Blogging in the Classroom." This clip featured a sixth-grade teacher, Kathy Martin, who asked students to start their own blog. Martin would require her students to do blog post, following a certain prompt, on their blogs. When she was first talking, I began thinking about my own online classroom. I thought there was no way my students would be willing to do this. Later in the video, it connected with me. She does not have them do a blog only to answer a prompt. That is part of it -- she does analyze their responses. However, by publishing their work online, it becomes a pub...
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