Taking this class has made me for the first time in my 7 year career want to be a classroom teacher as opposed to an special education teacher. This year I am lucky to be paired with a teacher that I click with and have a similar style with. She also likes to integrate technology into the class. We make a great team, the best I have had the pleasure of being a part of to date.
However, as an in-class support teacher I get bounced around a lot and every year is usually with a different teacher. Not all of the teachers in our school are tech savvy and some have no interest in learning. I am really hoping I get placed in a class that at least has a Promethean board next year. I love using it and will be bored with just a plain old white board from here on out. Anyway the point is that if I am placed with a classroom teacher that is not interested in integrating technology it will be difficult for me to fully take advantage of all I have learned this year. I can't make someone run their classroom or use strategies the way I want them too. If I was the classroom teacher, I would have that control.
So therefore I guess my main goal is to win over whatever teacher I work with each school year and show them the benefits, and ease, of integrating technology into our classroom.
The main way this class has helped me develop my technology skills is to inspire me. I knew that blogs and wikis and podcasts existed, I knew how to make them and use them but I just never saw they could fit into the classroom. Now I have many ideas that I can not implement fast enough.
One of the best things about technology is that it is always changing, improving and opening more doors for our students. I will continue to read blogs, have discussions with colleagues and research new tools to expand my knowledge of technology on an ongoing basis.
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