Reflections

Reflections
This has been quite educational. I have learned so much during these sessions. I began the cohort feeling unsure of my technology abilities, but I soon began to overcome my fears with practice. I don't propose to say that I feel like an expert now, but I definitely feel that I am no longer afraid to try. I understand, and have always been aware, that technology can be a great asset to any classroom. Students can learn better with technology, since it hits on different teaching styles, that other ways just can't. It allows students to see the rest of the world, which is very important when trying to teach abstract theories.

I can say that the use of the technology will help enhance the way I teach in the classroom. I can use it to show videos of Israel, or to create a movie about Passover. We can also use it to help the students review lessons at home. I am very excited to begin the new school year, so I can try out all that I have learned in this class! I'm sure my students will be happy to do more than watch videos from YouTube, now that I many more technology tools in my toolbox.


I plan to use many of the apps that I have learned throughout my time here. My students are young, so many of the videos and creation of books, etc. that I have learned will need to me done by myself. But I’m sure that they will enjoy viewing the results of the videos, movies, and pictures we take in class. Also, they will definitely enjoy using the apps to help them learn their Hebrew letters, as well as reviewing biblical stories that they have learned. The other way I plan to use all that I have learned during these sessions is to create movies and books to post to my class’ page on the school’s website. In this way, families will be able to share information learned in my class together, as well as using it as a review or to catch up on a missed lesson. This could work as the flipped classroom model, just in reverse. Where students are introduced to a lesson in the classroom and then review it at home.