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July 15,2009:

When I went to post my response tonight, I was very disappointed to see that all my previous responses were gone! What happened? This has left me very discouraged. I don't even want to do this posting of my thoughts but I will. I know I'm a reading geek, but I enjoyed today's class on fluency. I was ready to order the "dibels" program prior to school ending but just didn't have the time. I had no idea that the whole sight was free. Thank you so much for saving me time and money. Now I can download what I need when school begins. I appreciated the smartboard demo and was really excited when we first heard about it. I have to say that once the demo began, I realized that the "smartboard" was not the great tool that I first thought it was. I think the kids would find it very cool, but it seems to me that it's more glitz than anything else. I ultimately was not impressed by it's capabilities. Maybe I just need more info and a day to explore it on my own. Finally, I feel a need to share my feelings concerning our journaling. I personally feel that if I'm asked to take the time to respond to a reading or presentation that someone needs to respond to my thoughts or it's a meaningless task. As a teacher, I would never ask my students to respond to a question or prompt or reading without honoring their thoughts with a thoughtful response. Please know that dispite my criticisms, I AM really enjoying the class.

July 13,2009

 1) I am a dinosaur! 2)How can I as an educator keep pace with the new technologies available? 3)Look how far we've come from the inception of IDEA! 4)How school systems and tax payers will be able to support all this wonderful technology and the pace at which it becomes obsolete? 5)Are future educators being prepared for the technological challenges they will face in the classroom? 6) Teaching will become a very different profession within the next 20 years.