After taking this class I feel more comfortable using the internet with my students. I have learned multiple ways to teach my students how to tell if a website is reliable and valid. I have also realized how important it is to teach the students the ethic and rules of interent use in the classroom.
This class has given me the confidence to go outside my box and incorporate the new technology skills in my classroom. Letting the students explore the internet and answer their own inquiry questions about certain topics gives the students more interent in learning.
One professional development goal I now have after this class is to learn how to create a website. I would love to have my own classroom website and have my students help me in creating it. It would be a great way of keeping the parents up to date and involved. It would also give them other links to useful resources and information.
