If someone asked me a month ago what my tech goals were, I probably would have laughed. Me and technology are not on the best of terms. It is just a frontier that I haven't successfully navigated yet. In honesty, I would say that my goals would be to just get by. Even now I feel as though I am flying by the seat of my pants. Basic things I am good with, but these new technologies are a bit overwhelming at first. Now a blog? This is a big step.
However, after starting this new course I can see that my tech goals must change. The expectations I have for this course, and others, is that I can a much better understanding. Dare I say fluent? Look, I am not going to say that this will be a breeze. What I am saying is that I want to get better. I have not taken an EdTech class in the past. This is my first. The truth is that technology can help in the classroom. What I am finding out is that there are so many formats and routes that I can utilize to help get my point across in the classroom. Students today are not the same as when I went to school 20 plus years ago.
The fact is that the technology available today is the way education is going. It is not only my goal, but also will be my job, to be on board with this. If I want to be the best educator that I can be, shouldn't it be the least that I can do to know how to do some of this? Especially if it benefits the students? So yes, my goals have changed. I desire to learn how to navigate these platforms to in order to be the best that I can be.
