Course Reflection

                                                 
       I really enjoyed this class and walked away with so many new ideas.  What I liked most with this class is that it forced me to get outside my comfort zone and try new technologies in education.  So many different people shared great ideas by using tools such as Padlet, Twiddla, FlipGrid, Buncee, G Suite tools, Seesaw, and so many more.  Every time someone shared a cool idea I found myself trying to think of a way that I could use and apply it to a Physical Education setting.  There are some instances that certain web tools really do not apply to a PE setting but most of them I found myself thinking of a way that I could use it.
     I also really liked meeting for the 3 times that we did during this course.  As much as I love taking a class online and working at my own pace, it's always nice to talk to a person or a group face to face and have "real life" discussions.  I can remember having a great conversation with a few people about the use of twitter and why every teacher should have an account.  It's fun to hear them reflect later on why they resisted using twitter and why they now understand its amazing capabilities.  I also remember having a discussion with a larger group of colleagues about the 4 C's in Education Technology and what our 5th C would be.  Every person in the group had a different answer but each person agreed with the points that were being made.  It's neat to talk with teachers from all different levels to gain different perspectives on subject matter.  For example, digital citizenship was discussed and hearing the high school teachers talk about the importance at their level compared to the elementary teachers was fascinating.  I am excited to take what I learned in this class and apply it to my teaching in the upcoming school year as well as share with my colleagues.