Even though I am currently working on a second Master's program, I have decided to take a couple of classes through our school district. I found the 21st Century classes intriguing and think that the skills learned from these classes will not only help me as an administrator, but also will help me provide support to teachers who are hesitant to adopt new forms of technology in their classrooms. I will have to be creative with these courses as of now, since I currently teach preschoolers. It will be difficult to use many of these lessons with my current students, but I do have a long teaching background in regular education as well.
Part of my first Master's degree was in technology, but I earned that degree in 2000, so much of the information is outdated and I find myself already struggling with some of the lessons we are working on in this class. I am already familiar with Blogger since I have been using it personally for quite a while now, but sites such as EDpuzzle are new to me and I am working my way through learning not only what these sites are, but how I can use them with my students as well.
Here's to learning new information and taking my teaching (hopefully) one step further!
Hi Carrie! My name is Traci and I am one of your Group 5 buddies. I am so impressed that you are working on a second master's degree, taking this class AND teaching such little people! I teach 2/3 AAP students and I am feeling a bit overwhelmed myself!
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