I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot. Before the class started, I looked at the syllabus and was more than a little worried that the things we had to do would trip me up pretty good. I wasn't terribly confused throughout the class and feel more confident using technology as a teacher in my classes.
The best part of the class surprisingly for me was blogging. Writing is difficult for me to say the least. It is a difficult and time consuming process for me to write. I know that it is a critical skill, particularly in social studies, but have and continue to struggle in my writing ability. That's why I was surprised that blogging was enjoyable. Maybe it was the less formal structure, but I found myself able to have thoughts come pretty clearly, and transfer them to the blog with less effort than I normally face with writing. I will certainly use blogging as a tool to help my students with improving their writing abilities.
My least favorite aspect of the class was the standards section of the portfolio. While I understand the standardized rules that govern education, it seems to me that this requirement was a little more than necessary. Our opinions for these standards will probably change somewhat as we go through the program, so I'm glad that at least they can be changed.
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