Well, the end of the class has arrived, and I can't believe what a full and enriching experience it was! There were so many amazing technology tools to learn about, and so many talented people "out there" using them. Technology truly has changed every avenue of life, as well as education. I was grateful to be able to incorporate them into both the class and my school. I could easily have spent 20 more hours each week experimenting to use these tools in my classroom! Over the summer will be a good time to do so, when I can "play" more and see what I could use for next year.
I was hoping to utilize more Web 2.0 tools into my project. Like Jing, except I couldn't figure out how to get "into" the program and begin. I almost used ispring to create my final presentation, but it wouldn't let me add any music to the video, and I think music adds so much! I did use Wordle for several images, which I had to import into Photoshop and flatten and crop. That is a wonderful tool in itself! And a tool called Cool Edit Pro was amazing for editing mp3 files - what a lifesaver, in that I had to find copyright free music for each video on freeplaymusic.com. Vimeo was also great for posting videos, and I plan to use it again!
Ed 675 was such a rich class, and I'm glad I was able to take the course. Thanks to all my fellow teachers for sharing all their helpful information and experiences - both online and face to face! I hope we can strike a healthy balance between technology and that all-important personal touch in our teaching!
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