Wrapping it up

Apart from simply learning how to implement technology in the classroom, this class has taught me how to implement technology period. Nearly every web application we discussed was new to me and I also discovered many that would have made my life much easier earlier in my time as a student. Now, not only can I incorporate technology in my future classroom, but I can incorporate it in my life in ways I never would have imagined possible. Taking advantage of the amazing tools given to us by web applications alone will truly help push the evolution of humanity to the next level. It is quickly becoming clear that the evolution of the internet and global communication knows no boundaries and will soon be a large part of everyone’s lives whether they embrace it or not.
I would have to say I wasn’t a fan of the twitter aspect, although I can see its obvious educational benefits. I just didn’t feel the need to post things I thought were interesting since we already had the delicious account to do basically the same thing. I do see the benefit in following other teachers who actively post educational material to their twitter, but it would be rare to find material that synced up with exactly what you were teaching, unless you followed hundreds of teachers which would be a little time consuming (not that there’s anything wrong with that).