TPACK

Well, this is it! I completed the last assignment using Google Docs. If you are interested in reading about my content knowledge and how technology is related, just click here. It was awesome to see how much my mindset has changed in just a short amount of time. As stated in my paper, I always used PowerPoint as my technology resource but now I have no many more tools to use. All of the tools that I have learned in the class are going to be beneficiary to my teaching in one way or another. I also took for granted some technology tools that I use that I overlooked when starting this class.

Google Docs is a great tool for creating papers! I love it and it is always on the web, so if your computer were to crash or you forgot your flash drive at home, no worries because it is on the web! =) It is also neat that you can share it one person, two people, ten people, or everyone! It has a lot of the same features as Microsoft Word, which made the transition easier. I also liked the feature and highlighting the word and then going to the tools tab and having it list all the different definitions for that word. It saves time from having to get a dictionary or typing it in the search engine.

Now looking at the ISTE NETS T standards, it is easy to say that this assignment fell under standard numbers one through five. It allowed me to explore my creativity using technology and to collaborate with my peers about technology and its' advancements. It also helped me to develop my teaching strategies based on technology and incorporating it to promote student learning. This assignment has shown me just how fluent I am when using technology and using it to allow learning for all of my students. It also allowed me to evaluate myself on the effectiveness of my teaching while integrating technology.