I am so excited to be back in school pursuing my masters in Art Education. I love the arts and can't wait to share them with children in the school setting.
I am excited to finally have a technology class! It is so much easier to be taught the exact steps instead of trial and error or teaching myself which is what I had to do to start my photography website and blog. It is also very nice to utilize free tools!
One of the things that I was most excited to learn so far in this course was the existence of social bookmarking tools. There have been many times I wished I had my bookmarks while away from my computer. I have also wanted to share certain bookmarks with others. Now that I know about social bookmarking I can't wait to give it a try.
Another "Aha" moment was concerning wikis. I did not realize what they were. And it is a great way to work with a group. As an elementary art teacher I don't foresee a practical use of either social bookmarking tools or wikis in the classroom. But I could see how both of these tools would be useful in networking with other art teachers and sharing lesson plan ideas or online sources. Since art teachers often work alone in the school it is nice to see that technology can help us build a nice network and support system for ourselves.
I am looking forward to a great semester of learning many new things about technology.
