Takeaways from this Semester

I feel like this semester has flown by and I cannot believe this course is almost over! I have SO many takeaways from this semester! My biggest takeaway is how much I have learned about the digital world and how comfortable I now feel in it. I have learned about so many new digital resources and tools that I have loved introducing to my students and families.

I love how much this course forced me to go out of my comfort zone and learn new things! I absolutely loved creating a website. I was honestly dreading that assignment because it seemed so difficult. Come to find out, it was actually my favorite assignment and fun to create! The digital curation assignment and learning how to use Wakelet has helped me in so many ways. I just want to create a collection for everything! I also really enjoyed keeping a blog each week and reading what others in the class were posting. This was way better than posting on Blackboard week after week. I will definitely try to keep my blogging going and maybe include posts about what tools I am using with my students.

No one could predict the COVID-19 pandemic that has swept across our world, but it is crazy how relevant this class was in preparing me for this! I have felt extremely comfortable teaching online because I already knew about so many resources and tools from this course. I have quickly become the go-to person at my school for questions, problems, tips, and more. I have loved helping others and introducing other colleagues to new and helpful tools!

Thank you so much Dr. Green for a wonderful semester! You have taught us so much and it has turned out to be so much more helpful and relevant than we ever could have known!


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