Thing 23

I made it!!! Cutting it close, but I finished. Quite a feat for a mom of 2 small kids who took 4 vacations, played in a tennis league, coached high school tennis and organized all the closets and back porch of her house :)

I am excited to get in my classroom and see how I can use some of these tools to improve my teaching. I realized that if I don't start using more technology in class I will start to lose my students. Technology is embedded in their lives and they expect it in their classes too. This is giving me new enthusiasm for teaching. Which, after 10 years, my teaching could probably use.

I also plan to forward the 23 Things website to my father in law who will be a professor at Davenport in the winter. He taught 25 years ago and will need to update some of this thinking. I think 23 Things can help. I knew he was in trouble when he commented how 'small' the school's library was (ie. no books) but they had lots of computers. We talked about how everything is researched using the internet that very few books are opened when doing research. I will have to share what works with my students once I get going.

I wish I had more time to prepare before school starts. I could spend another week on iTunes and Youtube finding fun things to enhance my teaching :) I am very glad I decided to do 23 Things. I will definitely recommend to others in the future.