Since the class is now over, it seems appropriate to reflect on what I have learned this semester. Each of the assignments brought something new that I had not previously thought of or tried before. Learning to make a website will definitely come in handy one day. Even if I don't use that ability for teaching PE, it may be more accessible for a different class that I may be teaching. I can't see myself using Studiocode for anything else other than college assignments or critiquing my own teaching one day, but it will definitely be very useful for the next year and a half. IMovie, however, I can see myself using for years. The potential for making videos to teach skills to students (and then post it to a class website) seems the most applicable for PE purposes of all the technologies learned in class, and I would almost guarantee that I will be using it again.
This class has also changed the way I think about teaching and technology. I really struggled to think of applications for teaching with technology before this class. I really thought the only practical uses would be in a computer class. Now, I know of several uses for technology in addition to the aforementioned ones. Students can use a class website to post suggestions on readings, take surveys, and edit content. My views on technology have changed as well. Thanks to Dan's "teach the process, not the program" motto, I believe it is best to learn the process rather than taking a class that just teaches a program (that I know I'll forget in a week anyway). I am not so overwhelmed by unknown technologies anymore because I know I can learn how to do things correctly. It's been a great class, one that I know I will use for years to come.
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