so much to learn, such little time

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QR codes are the way to go. I can’t wait to utilize them in my classroom. I can use this with my students who struggle navigating to google forms that I’ve created or entering my google classroom. QR codes are time savers and will shift my students’ priority from scuffling their iPads to participating in class. 
  
THE GOOGLES. Where were we before the days of Google…or even before all of the awesome Google plug-ins that make teaching and staying organized easier? I don’t think I could have completed my Wevideo without using Google docs. I can’t believe the amount of FREE and user friendly resources that google has developed.

Wevideo…what a heck of a platform. Creating a digital story from scratch is a pretty daunting project. I’ll admit, it really intimidated me. I’m proud of myself for attempting to create a video and I am proud of the effort that I put into it. “When something’s more public, you tend to put your best work into it.”

I never really thought of twitter in the sphere of professional development. TECH209 really engrained in me what a valuable tool Twitter is for networking, discovering methodologies, sharing ideologies, and collaborating with other teachers, just like us, who are out there in the trenches educating every day. I also realized that I really love to share the awesome things that I am currently doing with my students.

The word Pedagogy was not even a part of my vocabulary when this class first started…which is a shame, because it should have been. I think that knowledge of the Pedagogies is the most valuable piece of knowledge that I’ve taken away from this class because it is going to help me design the most effective learning plans.

My back pocket is filled with useful techy tools and skills that I know will make my future classroom more engaging and enriching. Thank you, professor Darche.

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