Week+1+Reflection

The start to another class! I am hoping this class gives me ideas to take to the classroom and my team. There are so many ways to incorporate technology into our lessons, yet we tend to continue doing what we have always done.

The concept of technology working within humans, or cyborg, has really caught my attention. My initial reaction was positive, thinking about the possibilities. Then I stepped back to realize by religious belief that we were created by our Father in his image the way He wanted us to be. The thought of what Warwick wants for the future frightens me. I feel it is along the same lines as stem-cell research and I have a feeling it will cause just as much debate. I researched and found a clip of a cyborg moth. The thought of someone being able to control any part of me does not sound appealing.

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This week, I was challenged to learn how to use two new sites, Google Doc and Google Site. I have become so familiar with the format of this Wiki, that the new formatting in these sites was frustrating at first. However, just as we ask the students to do, I played around with it and even found a few tutorials to help me along the way. I had to figure out how to write a comment that included a time stamp and change the color of my comment to stand out differently than my teammate’s comments. I also had a thought time inserting a picture into our Google Site. The formatting and alignment was difficult to figure out. These are the kinds of struggles that turn off educators from trying technology in the classroom. I have spoken with many teachers that say they have not had the time to explore and "figure out" a new program and do not want to use it with the students until they have a better understanding of how it works. They do not want to be stuck with a question or a problem from the students that they cannot answer. As technology leaders, we need to take the time to help these teachers become more comfortable in the programs and applications they are expected to use.

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