I am interested in becoming a certified online teacher because I am always looking for ways to grow professionally and I really enjoy learning about technology. One problem I have encountered is that I attend a class or go to a workshop and see amazing things and then come back and have difficulty using them in my classroom. One of my issues is that I travel around to different classrooms to teach, not every computer/ technology system is set up the same in these classrooms. I have already spent a long time in my office preparing a presentation and then it doesn't work on the computer in the room I am teaching in.
I am hoping to "blend" my courses for those students that would benefit from having more online resources from me. There is already content on moodle but I would like more online interaction of the students. Blogging may allow shy or quiet students to comment or ask questions they may not in class. There also maybe some difficulties for students, such as not all students have the same access to technologyl
One struggle I forsee for me in this course is communicating through written word. I am not a blogger ( I don't even use Facebook). In reality, I created my blog yesterday, looked at the other blogs that had been created and realized I had to write more than three sentences, so I redid my blog. If I was writing about science it would be easier but writing a reflection is a skill I am still developing (and now see is necessary for online learning).
Hi Natalie!
ReplyDeleteMy biggest concern with the "blended" courses is the ability of all students to be able to access things on-line. Our school stil has many students who do not have internet at home and some of those students don't even have study halls where they can access computers.