Student+Feedback

A**s a student of this class, and the only true student of this wiki, this page is designed to give my "student feedback". To begin, there were days when I was working on my wiki, or other assignments for this class, that I quite literally pulled my hair out. Other days, I simply paced the rooms of my small apartment, and almost all days, I ate entire boxes of cookies to cope with the anxiety and stress I felt from the work.

I first expected to learn various ways to use Power Point, Xcel, and perhaps** //**some** // **web2.0 tools. Never in my wildest dreams did I know I would be able to create podcasts (my most frustrating week) and entire videos dedicated to telling heartfelt stories, and more. Moreover, I had never heard of a Wiki, and every week, this class provided something new and very different to learn.

To say the least, this class was not easy. No, actually, I shouldn't say that. This class was simply a challenge. When I first started this class, I was excited, knowing that we do indeed live in exponential times, and I realize that students today are exceeding and superseding teachers within the digital revolution. In doing my field experience for other classes, I was amazed at how little students required my help on the computer.

Now, I feel I have the wherewithal, and "brains" to navigate various tech-related tools like Google Earth, PodCasts, and more. It is difficult to describe the kind of confidence this has given me, and the advantage I have over many of my peers, though I am also able to help them learn, and improve their teaching tools.

In all honesty, I thought my greatest challenge as a future teacher, will be being a good teacher; caring and exciting for my students. While this holds true, I now know the value of challenging MYSELF when professors like Dr. Stocker aren't around to challenge me with the next best thing on the internet. I have learned more from this class, than any of my education classes thus far, simple because this class is beyond unique in its content and structure. Learning like that should always be at my finger tips. As a future teacher, I plan to delve into subjects like technology so to better myself, and so to better my students. Only great things can come from that kind of motivation.

I owe great thanks to Dr. Stocker for her wisdom, patience, and skills.

Tech-savvy,

Julia Jones**