Looking Back
I was telling a friend recently about my MLIS journey. When I told her about having to blog for the assignments in my current class instead of posting in a LMS, she gave me a huge eye roll and said, “Eww! Why?” I giggled at her then told her how fun it was. I told her that I love the uniqueness and creativity of it. I told her how adding pictures and gifs were so easy and added so much to a post then just a boring Canvas post.
Looking back, I have enjoyed taking this class immensely. I never took a class where I spent so much time evaluating myself. Starting with the SAMR post, I learned a lot about how I use technology and how my students do as well. As I move forward as an educator, I can continue to check in on the SAMR model to see how I am doing. I really loved mapping my digital usage. I thought I would be a resident but I am mostly a visitor. I enjoyed reading about my classmates' thoughts as well and wonder if I will become a resident after taking this course? Taking a deep dive into my personality and seeing what I need to work was tough but needed. I am happy to report I have completed my first two items I said I was going to do: make a calendar of my commitments and evaluate what truly matters and start a journal to help solidify my self-worth and reflect on my strengths and achievements. Turns out, my family loves the calendar and it helps them plan as well. Journaling was really hard for me but I got through it.
Looking Ahead
My relationship with technology was strong and still is, maybe even strong because I have a better grasp on how I use it. The GIF that I posted in Week 1 was two Peanuts characters dancing. The girl is either of the twins (3 and 4) and I have no idea who the boy is. I chatted with ChatGPT several times to learn he “Doesn't have a specific name or much dialogue in the series. His quirky dance, though, has made him a recognizable figure in the Christmas special!” (ChatGPT). I chose this GIF because these two are so care-
free. Just kids dancing weirdly to a piano, guitar and double bass. I was excited to start this class and I’m looking forward to implementing the great things I’ve learned.
I was telling a friend recently about my MLIS journey. When I told her about having to blog for the assignments in my current class instead of posting in a LMS, she gave me a huge eye roll and said, “Eww! Why?” I giggled at her then told her how fun it was. I told her that I love the uniqueness and creativity of it. I told her how adding pictures and gifs were so easy and added so much to a post then just a boring Canvas post.
Looking back, I have enjoyed taking this class immensely. I never took a class where I spent so much time evaluating myself. Starting with the SAMR post, I learned a lot about how I use technology and how my students do as well. As I move forward as an educator, I can continue to check in on the SAMR model to see how I am doing. I really loved mapping my digital usage. I thought I would be a resident but I am mostly a visitor. I enjoyed reading about my classmates' thoughts as well and wonder if I will become a resident after taking this course? Taking a deep dive into my personality and seeing what I need to work was tough but needed. I am happy to report I have completed my first two items I said I was going to do: make a calendar of my commitments and evaluate what truly matters and start a journal to help solidify my self-worth and reflect on my strengths and achievements. Turns out, my family loves the calendar and it helps them plan as well. Journaling was really hard for me but I got through it.
Looking Ahead
My relationship with technology was strong and still is, maybe even strong because I have a better grasp on how I use it. The GIF that I posted in Week 1 was two Peanuts characters dancing. The girl is either of the twins (3 and 4) and I have no idea who the boy is. I chatted with ChatGPT several times to learn he “Doesn't have a specific name or much dialogue in the series. His quirky dance, though, has made him a recognizable figure in the Christmas special!” (ChatGPT). I chose this GIF because these two are so care-
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free. Just kids dancing weirdly to a piano, guitar and double bass. I was excited to start this class and I’m looking forward to implementing the great things I’ve learned.
However, last week I learned that my school will be closing at the end of this year. I've been a real mess. The network I work for (Acero) has selfishly decided to close 7 of its 15 schools at the end of this year. We were blind sided and gutted to hear this news. I have no idea what my future holds in terms of teaching in a classroom however I know I will always want to work with kids. Plus technology will alway be here so I feel confident in taking my happy dance and dancing forward.
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