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EDLD 5364 Teaching with Technology Week Five Update 12/16/2009

 This week is the final week of this course. It has been very interesting and I've learned quite a bit about how to integrate technology into my daily lessons. The videos for this week discussed what the 'Big Thinkers' have to say about technology and the future of education. The video I found the most interesting featured James Paul Gee on Edutopia.org and he talked about Grading with Games. Dr. Gee is an Arizona State professor who feels that the future of education will include grading through games. Trial and error will be an integral part of this type of learning. I wanted to do a little further reading on this topic and found another story on the Edutopia website about grading with games. Click [|here] if you would like to read more about this interesting concept and its future in education.

The readings assigned for this week had us finishing the two course textbooks. I thoroughly enjoyed both //Web 2.0, new tools, new schools// and //Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works.// They both addressed a vision for 21st Century Learning and outlined the latest trends in educational technology. I am sure that I will be integrating more and more of the Web 2.0 tools that are free for educational use. I have already downloaded and bookmarked many activities and sites that I am using daily in my classroom. A new technology that I am looking forward to implementing next year is podcasting. I have been trying to find out more about this type of learning tool and I found two very helpful websites. They are located at [] and userwww.sfsu.edu/shelley. I feel like this will be an interesting and worthwhile addition to my classroom.