This semester I'm looking forward to participating in EDIT 7500, Technology Enhanced Learning Environments, as part of my work in the Ed.S program at the University of Georgia. I hope to both gain knowledge and skills from my fellow classmates and professors, as well as share resources and ideas with others that will enhance their experience in the course.
I have enjoyed using the Google Applications thus far. I am fairly familiar with these tools, and integrate them into my own practices at the school I currently work at, such as working collaboratively on a Weekly E-Bulletin that is sent out to my staff. My Director of Instruction as well as I contribute to this document, and using Google Docs to share this document amongst ourselves prior to sharing with the staff has been a great time-saver and online collaboration tool.
In terms of the course content, I think that the four main projects, the Individual Integration Project, the Digital Citizenship Project, my Reflective Blog, and finally the Ed Tech Conference (which I will have to complete the alternate assignment for since I am no longer living in Georgia) will help me to grow as an instructional leader who values technology integration in K - 12 schools. I worked with the ISTE several years ago as part of a grant I received (HP's Technology for Teaching) but am unfamiliar with LoTi and would like to learn more about this concept.
Overall, I am excited about the possibilities ahead and most importantly learning from others as well as through the projects I complete.
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I can hear the emthusiasm in your post about this class. I am a little nervous yet anxious this class because it seems like a lot. I also feel that I will learn a lot especially going to the conference because I have never gone to one. I am looking forward to that as well. I am currently using google apps in my class and the students love that all they have to do is go to one location for the sites that we use often.
I am looking forward to learning new things from you and our other classmates.
Courtney, I like the idea of using the Google Application but was wondering how it would be exactly used with co-workers. If my understanding is correct, the participants for your project will be your co-workers. Am I correct...? I think the main focus of the individual project is designing and developing a technology-enhanced experience for a group of K-12 learners...if you want to use the setting where you currently work at, I guess you need to discuss about that with ChanMin. I hope my comment is helpful for you...
Hello Courtney,
After reading you post it seems like we have a common issues. Like you I have not familiarized myself with LoTi. All I know about it is that I remember hearing the term in my EDIT 6150 class a few years ago.
I normally use Microsoft Office Suite for my presentation and word processing needs, but I never thought of using Google Docs in the capacity that you have. I look forward to exchanging ideas with you this semester.
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