Week 1 - Wait... we're not teachers yet?

So here it goes, my very first blog post!!

So September 3, 2013, 90 students walk into the education building with excitement and high hopes that every single one of them will get a full time teaching job in two years time! What do we find out? Well turns out that only 50% of us will find a job. Of course everyone believes that the 50% includes them... how could it not? We are all intelligent, energetic, social beings who are looking to make a difference in the lives of all the children that we will come across! But what we didn't know is that before we can become full fledged teachers we must make it through 2 years of assignments, presentations, and yes... blogging!!

Technology... its everywhere!! We can't hide from it so we might as well embrace it. And that is the aim of our Using ICT in Education class. To learn how to effectively use technology in our classrooms whether it be in the form of Youtube videos like these ones, smartboards, websites, blogs, Twitter... must I go on?

This week we were introduced to the world of technology in the classroom. My favourite part was learning how to create this blog. As scary as it is to post my own thoughts for everyone to see I can see how this will be very helpful in the future. It is a time for reflection. What works, what doesn't work, some ideas for next time. We also learnt how to use Wordle, which makes word splashes quickly and easily. These can be used in the classroom to introduce a new topic, on bulletin boards or as a study tool. Today, I am using one in my blog!

Well that's all for my first week. This is only the beginning and the possibilities are endless!