Thing 11

My plan of attack for next school year is to introduce my students to some of these wonderful sites. I know it will take me some time to get used to using these but I feel that it is time that I get "unscared" of technology and use more of it with my students. I will admit that these programs surprised me with their ease of use. I need to show my students how simple technology can be just as this class has shown me.
I will also use this not only for my students but for myself as well. Not everything always has to be school related. I want to make visiting these sites a regular task just as checking my e-mail is. I want to explore the things of interest to me and be able to use it for myself as well.
I would also like to share what I have learned with my staff. I feel that my staff would really enjoy the things I have learned. Some have already taken the class and I know they are implementing these things into their classroom. It is nice to be able to communicate with each other and use similar programs so the students are familiar with them through the grades. For instance if I use slideshare with them, when they get into fifth grade the fifth grade teacher could use it with them as well and possibly expand the lessons. Google docs could also be used for example and they could use it in years to come to type research reports and such. It is all a learning experience and I want to teach the students these things while they are young so they are able to use them throughout their learning careers.
There are still many more things that I would love to learn about web 2.0 and teaching in the twenty first century. There is so much out there that I have yet to discover and this class has helped me on my way to discovering those things. I plan on taking the next "things" class with more of my staff as a way of learning and staying connected. I thank you for showing us all of these neat things that will truly enhance the way I teach this coming year!