Reflection of Ed Tech Standards

   As an educator I have the goal to do the best i can to give students the opportunity to view and use technology as much as possible. This EDUC 520 course has provided me with the tools I need to incorporate technology into any classroom setting that I might be teaching in. I feel confident in creating a home webpage with links to any current classes that I might be teaching (through a blog), utilizing google applications to provide each one of the classes with their own google calendars with daily projected lesson plans, assignments, homework and tests as well as course goals and a syllabi, as well as many other things. I plan on using blog(s) as a discussion and journal board for any and every classroom, and plan on creating captivating lesson plans with tons of different multimedia programs.
  Taking this course and really becoming a part of the tech culture has made me realize just how important these tech standards really are. Technology is an incredibly powerful tool that can teach, inspire, entertain, organize and just generally help students become more knowledgeable. Having a curriculum that uses a lot of digital interaction gives students the ability to access assignments and lessons online, view edited presentations from their instructors in class or on a webpage from home, the list goes on and on. When we get down to it, we need to be able to come to the realization that the technological revolution is quickly becoming our way of life. Our way to socialize, do business, shop, study, etc. We as educators have a responsibility to our youth to utilize these tools to help them become positive and productive members of the technological society that their future holds for them.