Course+Expectations_M


 * Course Expectations, Fall 2012: Monday Class**

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 * 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.// **


 * Add your thoughts here to this list. You are not limited to only one bullet point. There is no need to add your name. **
 * ...I am hoping to learn something my husband doesn't know about!
 * ...I am really excited to start learning about new tech that can enhance not only a classroom but my own personal tech arsenal.
 * ...I am eager to discover and learn more about all the cutting-edge and effective technological tools that educators have at their disposal.
 * ...I would love a hands-on lesson where we can teach an activity to the class utilizing the tools we are learning.
 * ...I am hoping to gain a greater insight on how to use social networking sites as an educational tool.
 * ...I am hoping to learn about different uses of technology for an educational setting and applying these in a classroom.
 * ...I would also like to possibly cover a small unit on software and websites that help integrate the arts (music, visual art, maybe dance) in an elementary classroom.
 * ...I hope to be able to learn some of the negative or inappropriate ways technology is used in the classroom (learn from other's mistakes).
 * ...I am hoping to not be afraid to use technology and to be comfortable using it in the classroom and well even in everyday life.
 * ...I'd like to not only learn how to use different technologies, but also discuss ways to apply them to actual lessons.
 * ...I would love to have a discussion dealing with how to be sure technology enhances a lesson, rather than just using technology to use technology.
 * ...I am hoping to become more comfortable with technology, for personal use and for the classroom. Like the person above, I want to learn how to enhance a lesson but not replace the teacher.
 * ...I hope to learn some strategies on how to stay "up-to-date" when it comes to technology in the classroom (i.e., Are there websites, literature, or other venues that keep teachers/administrators up to date on the newest technologies? How do we //keep// learning past this course?)
 * I am hoping to learn more about unfamiliar tools such as Wallwisher that I can incorporate into the classroom