After reading through my classmates blogs, it is clear that most people gained a lot from this class. I think that many people, including myself, thought that we already knew how to use Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint from previous experience. While it is true we knew some of the basics of these programs, I think it is interesting that many of us learned more than we thought we would and acquired several new skills that will definitely be useful in the future. For example, most everyone knew how to create a slide show on PowerPoint, but had never made a game board before or linked slides together. I think that a lot of people enjoyed that assignment.
One technology-related tool that I would like to learn more about is Photoshop. I really enjoy taking pictures and would like to be more comfortable editing them and adding other effects. While pictures can be used in the educational setting, this is more of a personal goal for me; something that can be used at home and for my own enjoyment.
At the rate the world is going now, I think that there will always be new technological skills to learn. I think throughout the rest of college I will continue to learn more about computer programs and other technologies, especially once I begin student teaching and can witness the use of some of these tools first-hand. In addition, when I start my teaching career, I hope to have a few mentors who can get me familiar with programs used at the particular school.
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