Reflection on Integrating Technology into the Classroom

Throughout this course, "Understanding the Impact of Technology on Education, Work, and Society," I feel that I have stretched my way of thinking on how to incorporate technology into my subject area. Before taking this class I would have considered myself to be well off when it comes to technology, but I think this course has really given me more confidence and the stepping stones to continue increasing my technology knowledge and skills.

There are many ways that I can continue to expand my knowledge of technology integration. I can continue to take classes related to technology integration, explore educational blogs and websites, and lastly continue to talk with teachers and share ideas to use in the classroom. If I'm able to do these three things, I believe that I can continue to try new ideas in my classroom and figure out what will maximize student achievement in my class.

One long term goal that I have for transforming my classroom environment into a place where technology is integrated is setting up a website for my students/ parents/ and community to go to. I believe that I could achieve this goal by setting up a blog site that students have to check on a regular basis or by using another type of website (like teacher web) to infuse technology instruction into my class.

Another long term goal that I have is to be a Physical Education technology specialist/ leader for integrating technology into the classroom. What I have found in taking just a few classes in this masters program, is that it is very difficult to incorporate a large amount of technology into a P.E. class in the same ways that you'd incorporate technology into other classes. I'd like to research and create ways and ideas in which teachers can easily incorporate technology into their P.E. class without taking away from the core objectives. My hope is that I can help other P.E. teachers expand their way of thinking and get rid of the "roll out the ball" and "busy, happy, good" stereotypes that P.E. teachers are often labeled with by incorporating more technology into their lessons.