Web Technology Course

I am just finishing up a web technology for teachers course through the Professional Learning Board web site. I am happy to say that I have learned a ton about how much is out there that teachers can take advantage of in order to integrate technology in and out of the classroom. Beyond simply creating enormous collaboration opportunities for professionals and for students, the technology I learned about through this course opened a whole new world of classroom resources that will only enhance my teaching! The tools for creating a twenty first century classroom/education are right at my fingertips I just need to put them to use. For instance, the Diigo.com site and the tools it offers provide the perfect place to share student work and research for peer review, editing, or discussion. As well, I am already putting it to good use for bookmarking useful sites. Some of the other resources that I will definitely be utilizing are Google Docs, Google Earth, Google Reader, ToonDoo (or an alternate comic strip site), and the multiple blogs that I now know how to access. I am still not sure if Twittter will be of great use to me, but I am still willing to give it a chance and see where it takes me. All in all, I learned how to access these and other resources and use them on a beginners level and now I have the confidence to build on my understanding and make them useful tools as an educator.