Lessons+Learned

I really appreciated this course and its content and I really learned a lot. My favorite part of the class was building the online learning space. I had no idea how to build a web page, blog or any other type of online space. Furthermore I was always under the impression that it cost a lot of money and was a one size fits all type of situation. What I found was really surprising, and pleasantly so. There are several popular web spaces out there that are free, easy to use and extremely customizable. In addition to the space itself are the widgets and other web 2.0 tools available to add to your space. There are millions of widgets and some really cool widgets at that. All in all, creating a learning space, finding web 2.0 tools, including widgets, podcasts, etc., and using all of these to create a place for students and parents to go was at first frustrating, then really easy, and an extremely satisfying experience. I felt really empowered and technologically savvy and I can’t wait to teach my students these skills that I’ve learned. My hope is to create an online classroom space that can be updated by my students; this will be my way of passing on what I’ve learned to my students. Hopefully they will be able to teach me a few things as well.