podcast blogging

On my very first podcast I had a couple of technology problems and it took forever, but I finally figured it out and this experience proved to be fun and exciting. The podcast that I listened to was titled Nauset Public Schools: Technology Monthly, by Kathleen Schrock. This podcast was a monthly rap up of the technology that they were implementing in their school system with the aide of technology workshops. When the podcast first began I felt that this was going to be a very informative segment about how technology is making the classroom easier for the teachers. I figured that they would be discussing webpage’s, blogs, and podcasts, things that we have been learning and trying to implement into our learning as we go through this teaching process. Instead what I heard was how easy it was to do their checking or how great the digital camera workshop was. One woman was really excited about her new knowledge of GPS, because her husband and her could now catch bigger and better fish. They only teachers that even spoke of the usefulness of technology in their classrooms were the technology teachers. All of this great technology is never going to be useful unless the school as a whole is on board. Even though these teachers were excited about the new technology they had implemented into their lives. It really seemed like these teacher weren’t realizing how all this technology could be useful to them inside their classroom. I am very grateful for all of the technology that I have been introduced to in this Te 302 class. I have always been very resistant to technology and computers and with the help of this class I have found how unbelievably helpful technology can really be. I hope that as I progress in my teaching education that I can use all of the tools and knowledge I have gotten from this class into my curriculum and throughout my teaching career.