CourseExpectationsFA09

151 What are your expectations for this course? What do you want and/or need to get out of it? What are you anxious about? What are you excited about? Share your thoughts below by adding additional bullet points. //There is no need to identify your comments with your name.// **Hint**: USE FIREFOX (on the Mac if Safari is giving you problems) or Internet Explorer or Firefox on your own PC. If you think that you "messed up" this page somehow, just click "Cancel" instead of "Save". To learn more, click here. There is a good video tutorial and some printable handouts if you scroll down the page. You can also watch my short video tutorial on how to edit a page by clicking [|here].

12. I like to listen to podcasts so I think it will be cool to learn how one is made. I also want to learn more about the new kinds of technology that is out there that I can use in a classroom someday soon. I think that this class will be fun becasue we can learn about things we can use in our professional and non-professional lives. - eCiminelli 13. I am hoping to learn different types of technology resources to introduce into my classroom. I want to know how I can provide technology to my students without spending a fortune. I am excited to create a blog for the classroom. I already have experience with web design so I feel pretty confident.-Kleeuwe7
 * 1) I am excited about learning more in regards to technology and how to incorporate it into the classroom. --nscinta2
 * 2) I am anxious about learning how to work my way around all of the new sites that we were just introduced to. --nscinta2
 * 3) I noticed your blog page is edublogs.org. Are we supposed to create a blog page with that address name, or is the one that we created through wordpress sufficient? Thanks. --nscinta2 //No, Edublogs is simply the service that I am using. I would have like you all to use it as well, but some critical features are disabled unless you $ubscribe. - Dr. R.//
 * 4) I am very anxious about the research paper. I am looking forward to receiving some sample topics to start flushing out ideas. --js942 // (see Research Paper Topics in the left navigation menu - Dr. R.) //
 * 5) I am excited about creating a web page, but anxious about using Dreamweaver. --js942
 * 6) I'm looking forward to becoming adept on a Mac and making my own web page. rsmith4naz
 * 7) I'm excited to learn about creating a nonlinear PowerPoint (I've seen several very interesting ones) but I am anxious about using Dreamweaver to make a WebQuest for students. -- rstockb9
 * 8) I'm excited about learning and exploring new technology, but am anxious about the research paper. --klmiller09
 * 9) I'm excited to learn new ways to engage my students in the classroom through the use of technologies that I have not used before, including wikis and blogs. I am a little anxious because despite growing up around technology, I am often hesitant to learn and use new types of technology. I hope this course will help me overcome this hesitation! --JOustrich
 * 10) I am enthusiastic and eager to learn about Smartboard as well as learn more about Mac. I am also a little uneasy about the research paper because I'm not familiar with APA and I don't have an idea as to what I want to write about. -SweetChurchie
 * 11) I am excited to learn more about macs, especially since I recently bought one. I am anxious because I am not very computer savvy and am nervous that I will have trouble with a lot of the topics. -nlucci11

14. I am most anxious about the research paper because I haven't written any kind of paper since college 5 years ago. But I am up for the challenge and eager to refresh my memory on writing a research paper. -mlm1982 15. I am enthusiastic to learn about ways to use new education and techonolgy in the Elementary school levels that was not available when I was in school. --cmcnaz12 16. I am very interested in the fun and engaging things we will learn that we can incorporate into our lessons. Also, I am excited to learn about podcasts and other technologies that I have never heard of! 17. I am anxious that I might get myself too confused when trying to do assignments on my own. --mdumas4

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