Ok so now that my little brain (and I blame the birth of my 2 little cherubs for that!) is finally beginning to understand what blogs and wikis are…with still a lot more to learn… I am starting to really appreciate what I hope to get out of this course.
Firstly I am loving the netvibes. I am finding it really useful as a base to start at and it is certainly helping me to organize everything that I like using and want to start using on the computer. I aim to have this fully up and running with as many useful websites and computer ‘stuff’ on it so that I can continue to use this as a quick link base.
Secondly I need to be able to start using and understanding technology jargon because as you can tell from my initial two paragraphs I am no way near yet!!
Thirdly after realizing what blogs are and why they are used I would love to get into the habit of checking early childhood education blogs. In particular Matt’s and Steve’s I think this is a realistic goal. I will also aim to occasionally search on external blogs from around the world. It would be great to collect valuable information and resources to extend my teaching at pre school level, as this is a new area for me. As far as my own blog goes I do not aim to use this too much myself. As useful as it is to understand how one works and what it is used for I do not think this is something I will keep up and running, it is not a goal for me. Although as Stale quotes in his blog,
I guess I think of blogging a bit like jogging: the first few times you try it, it’s frustrating and hard – possibly even painful - but if you stop there, you’ve gained very few long-term benefits from it. If, on the other hand, you start slowly and build over time, you will gradually see improvements in performance and benefits (some of which may be unintended and unexpected).
So maybe I need to rethink my goal and whether I will actually start up my own blog…ummm.
I will aim to use the school portal site, however, which I know is something that is encouraged in ES and certainly at preschool level where a lot of parent support and interest of days activities and goings on occur.
Now the main aim that I want to get from this course is to incorporate some of this technology ‘fabulousness’ into a preschool classroom. Right now I am struggling with how to get a 3-5 year old involved in all of this stuff…when I am even struggling to understand what it is all about! I am guessing using podcasts would be fun and making videos in the classroom, such as interactions between children and playing it back to see how they feel they dealt with certain situations (a good reflection for them on their social interactions) However I need to know where to store this kind of stuff. And the best way to go about all of this. Also as Shannon mentioned in her write up, where do you find time to start incorporating all of this stuff…especially when I have 2 children waiting for me at home both under the age of 3! So much to think about?!
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