reflection

I learned a lot about various tools that I can used for my class. Especially, my perspective on the use of technology in the classroom has been changed since I took this course. I realized that i used technology in very passive ways before. I used technology for simple information delivery before I took this class. I did not know how to integrate technology for the interactive literacy instruction so I have been little skeptical about the use of technology for language classrooms. Now, I learned that there were unlimited possibilities that technology can provide for more interactive literacy instruction. Among various things we learned in this course, I will definitely use Wiki for collaborative writing and Voice Thread for presentation in my classroom.

If I were to have students create portfolios, I would ask them to write about what they have learned from each project and how it would help their life in the future. I would like to encourage them to think about the usefulness of our lessons and try to apply the lessons in other areas of their life. I don't want them to think what they learn is only for the grade and forget the lessons after the class.