Well, well in a blink of an eye, it's over. WOW! Seems like yesterday, we were all wondering how we were going to do in and what we were going to learn from this class. In the beginning, I wanted to complain because I thought we were going to be learning more about how to use technology in the classroom. I thought I was going to learn some new things about (what I now know to be) 'new literacies'. For some reason, I never got around to writing that "complaining" blog...and I'm glad I didn't.
As I review my blog page and go through my blog archive, I can see my own growth over these weeks. My vocabulary has expanded; I know what a blog is and what falls under the umbrella of "social networking" sites. And I know what 'new literacies' are. I have a MySpace page and a Facebook page and learned how to upload pictures to both of them. My website information searching skills have improved. Google is my best friend. I know about a green frog, memes and a group of kids who are masters at telling stories about elves. I learned that I must continue to grow in these 'new literacies' if I want to reach my students, academically, in ways that really matter. I learned that collaborative learning through blogging is fabulous! I learned that MySpace is not the devil. (Well, I never thought it was.) I learned that there are still crazy people out there and we have to remain forever vigilante to instill morals and values in the students we teach and help them make sense of the world in which they live. I learned that I don't have all the answers and that's not OK...I just joking. I know that the web-world is my oyster and I have just to access the possibilities.
Yes, in retrospect, I HAVE learned quite a bit this semester. And for those of you who already knew how to do all these things prior to the class, I hope you had fun anyway and learned something new in the process. But for those of you who came to this class, babes like myself, pat yourselves on the back..."Ya don' well!"
Guys, lets stay in touch through our blogging. I really enjoy communicating with you in this way and go to my page daily looking for comments. I check my blog page more than I check my email.
Dr. D, thanx so much for broadening my horizon. Hope you get tenure! Keep me apprised of new course offerings, please. I would take another course with you in a heartbeat.
Those of you who know a word of prayer continue to pray for the families of all involved in the Va tech tragedy (even Cho's family need your prayers). And those of you who don't...pray anyway, God will hear you. (smile)
Love you all,
PEACE
Leslie Bailey
As I review my blog page and go through my blog archive, I can see my own growth over these weeks. My vocabulary has expanded; I know what a blog is and what falls under the umbrella of "social networking" sites. And I know what 'new literacies' are. I have a MySpace page and a Facebook page and learned how to upload pictures to both of them. My website information searching skills have improved. Google is my best friend. I know about a green frog, memes and a group of kids who are masters at telling stories about elves. I learned that I must continue to grow in these 'new literacies' if I want to reach my students, academically, in ways that really matter. I learned that collaborative learning through blogging is fabulous! I learned that MySpace is not the devil. (Well, I never thought it was.) I learned that there are still crazy people out there and we have to remain forever vigilante to instill morals and values in the students we teach and help them make sense of the world in which they live. I learned that I don't have all the answers and that's not OK...I just joking. I know that the web-world is my oyster and I have just to access the possibilities.
Yes, in retrospect, I HAVE learned quite a bit this semester. And for those of you who already knew how to do all these things prior to the class, I hope you had fun anyway and learned something new in the process. But for those of you who came to this class, babes like myself, pat yourselves on the back..."Ya don' well!"
Guys, lets stay in touch through our blogging. I really enjoy communicating with you in this way and go to my page daily looking for comments. I check my blog page more than I check my email.
Dr. D, thanx so much for broadening my horizon. Hope you get tenure! Keep me apprised of new course offerings, please. I would take another course with you in a heartbeat.
Those of you who know a word of prayer continue to pray for the families of all involved in the Va tech tragedy (even Cho's family need your prayers). And those of you who don't...pray anyway, God will hear you. (smile)
Love you all,
PEACE
Leslie Bailey
3 comments:
We did learn a lot.
I am so proud of you... You are a "techie" now! I am going to continue my blog so I'll see you in the blogosphere!
Well, what can I say there is still room in my brain to learn something new. We gained a well of information from this class. I like you ( well trying to get to your level) will continue exploring new literacies and experimenting with YouTube and all the other cool sites. How are you doing on your paper? I know I am going to learn a lot from your presentation on Saturday.
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