Post X: The Final Post

In looking back at my instructional technology class I will remember a lot of different programs and methods I can use in my future as an educator. Will I use all of them? Absolutely not, but a few of them stick out as valuable resources for a teacher.

Google Docs is probably the most versatile facet of the class that was covered, which is why we spent several classes on it. The best part is: it's free. It also is a lot easier to, say, make a power point, or Google slides, presentation on docs and have it there than it is to keep transferring the file via email and flash-drive from computer to computer. Once it's in my Drive, it's there for me as long as I have internet access.  I also didn't know how easy it was to collaborate on a file with docs.

I would have liked more hands-on experience with Smartboards. I see them everywhere in every school now and I still don't consider myself familiar with it. It seems like one of those things you learn over time with experience. The program we used to make a lesson on it seemed like an animated version of Paint added to Powerpoint, which is good because it's fairly easy.

Overall I think I got from this class as much as I put into it. Gamification was a real drag, but a few of those levels were interesting and ultimately useful. Jing sticks out as useful and Prezi is a much more engaging version of Powerpoint or Slides. However, I am excited to unsubscribe from a lot of the sites and services we had to enroll in. I am sick of getting emails from Twitter and Powtoon...