Final Exam--EDU 597

I’ve been familiar with many of the tools we’ve studied for quite a while; however, I have learned a great deal about incorporating them in different areas. For example, I learned how to embed several items, and I think it is so cool to dress up my wiki and blog. I’ve found that writing a blog isn’t as tedious as I had found it to be on an earlier try. Also, teaching my students to use technology isn't always easy, but having them figure some things out for themselves may be beneficial for them. Many of them have created blogs, tricked them out, and are adding to them even as I write this. I know that following their writing on the web will save time and paper. Some of the tools we've used that I had previously discarded from use, I've revisited and found that I could and should incorporate them in my life and classroom. From previous experiences with Apple products, I had definitely become anti-Apple, but I believe that I'm beginning to rethink my position. After using an iPad, I can see how beneficial it would be if my students had them to use both at home and at school. I had previously dreamed of a 1:1 environment utilizing laptops, but I now know that iPads could also work quite well. All in all, this class has been a wild ride through tons of cool tools for educators, and I've enjoyed it tremendously.