Lab 13 Reflections

I believe that my technology skills have become more proficient during this class in the many different areas and the skills needed to perform as a successful teacher. Before taking this course, I believe that, with a computer, I was able to use certain tasks and programs, but I gained a deeper knowledge into each program and can use this to my advantage in my future teaching career. The areas I will need to continue my work on in my other EDTL class would be items that deal mostly with becoming the absolute best at using Microsoft Office, because this is the most important program to know how to use on a computer. The MAC operating system, as a whole, would be another area of emphasis because I understand how to work most of it, but if I had to take something like an ATC on it, I would fail it for sure. Overall, I believe that I worked hard to understand the features of computers and not just through basic computers, but also through programs like GarageBand and iPhoto (although personally, I am quite proficient at Photoshop and I do not see the need). I am confident that as a teacher, I can use my skills in a way that would benefit students and help them to gain the best education possible through every series of a classroom (including outside of the classroom by using podcasts and video sources). The technology goals that I have set for myself in the remainder of my college is to become one of the most proficient computer users to better prepare for my students and for my professional development. But, using computers is a task that one must become a lifelong learner towards and that is what I have to do, myself, to better myself for the future.