My C4T assignment was to comment on two different posts on Beth Knittle's blog. Beth Knittle is a Technology Integration Specialist. She lives in Cape Cod Massachusetts. One of the many aspects of Beth's job as a Technology Integration Specialist is to support teachers as they integrate technology into the classroom. Beth has an impressive blog. It is full of useful information for Educators, as well as, students. One interesting part to her blog is a link called wiki resources. It is a space she uses to keep track of and share useful information regarding 21st century skills and web tools. Beth's biography stood out to me because it showed how much passion she has for teaching and sharing information. In Beth's biography she said " As teachers we often need to step out of the box and even our comfort zones to find creative ways to help our student learn."
Summary of comment # 1
Beth's most recent blog post was about iBooks, iPads, and iTunesU. Most of my comment focused on the iBooks. I was very interested to learn about inexpensive books that are interactive. In Beth's post she mentioned how you would be able to see the parts of an organelle and how they work interactively. The part that I did not like was that they would not be reusable time after time. They would be practical for college students, but not necessarily for K-12 students. However, iTunesU is full of educational information for students in K-12 and college students, as well. Beth's blog introduced me to some new educational tools that I had not yet heard about. It also helped me realize that the tools we can use for education are rapidly growing and changing.
Summary of comment #2
The next post that I commented on was a post about iPads and the overwhelming amount of apps. Beth's blog highlighted the fact that people sometimes get confused because apps on an iPad are so different from computers. There are so many apps that people just get overwhelmed and confused. Beth's solution is to just explore and delete any unwanted apps. While reading her blog, I realized that one of the reasons that I have been hesitant about technology is that I have been afraid to simply explore. I think I just did not want to mess up, so I did not freely explore. I thought I would just be learning about iPads and apps, but I learned about myself, as well.
Reading Beth's blog has been beneficial to me. I learned about some new and interesting technology. I also learned more about myself, which gave me more confidence concerning technology. I was very inspired after reading Beth's biography and blog. If she can make time to do all of this and be a wife and parent, maybe I can too.
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