There is a real importance for all teachers to take classes about technology. These technologies are what the students will be using in the work place in the future. They can not learn how to use these technologies if only a few teachers are showing them how to use them. All of us have to be using these technologies to give all students a fair change to survive in the future work place. the more the students see and use these things the more mastered the will be. We do not want our students following behind in the real world. I also think this has lite a fire in me to educate myself in these technologies and if the kids can see me being excited, they will be excited.

This class is great for all teachers because it made us aware of what's out there. Not that we have to use it all, but to sort it all out and decide what works best for each person's class. Because I'm in Title and don't have a 'real' classroom, I am somewhat limited due to time and space, but since I'll be doing some team teaching this year, I can share some tidbits of what I've learned.
Thank you for all your time and patience answering all my questions. I'm looking forward to our "collaborations" this year! ;-)

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I think this class would be beneficial for anybody/everybody to take because no one knows everything about technology! It is impossible. We are always learning because the world never stands still.
This class builds confidence and that is one of the main ingredients in attempting something new. Technology applies to all teachers, all grade levels, all subjects, etc. etc. So many classes apply to only k-2 teachers etc. This is a class for everyone; even non educators.
Thanks Helen! I learned a lot and will look forward to taking other classes from you.

This class would be rewarding for educators. I found that I was able to do many more things on the computer than I thought I could. Once you get into the class and start messing around you with the computer you become more comfortable with the various programs. I learned so much about iweb, blogging, smart boards, three things that I really needed to know to communicate with teachers, parents, and students in a technological world. Anyone interested in learning about current programs that are available would greatly enjoy this class, and take with them at least one item that they could apply in their lives.

Great class!

With technology changing the world (which seems like every nano second of our lives) this class would benefit anyone in education. It was very helpful to work on projects in class, share with each other and practice with various tools. I gained so much more that I can use in my classroom, with parents and co-workers from this class than many of the other recert classes that I have taken! Thanks!
Jill

Anyone working with school age students needs this class! Just keeping up with ever changing technology is so important as our students use new technology and will need to know how to use it to enter the working world. Knowing some of the safety issues of technology and considering how to integrate technology and yet keep kids safe has been a valuable part of the class. Finding lots of cool stuff to use in our classrooms has been an added bonus!

Anybody that is wanting to create a web page should take this class. After just the first day I was able to get enough practice to create a web site for my football team. Now at the end of the four days I have 3 web sites. All 3 still need some work but I am well on my way and I expect to have all of them fulling functional by Thanks Giving break depending on how well my football team does in the playoffs. I am no longer a "techno-tard".
Later Chris