Photo story

Finished my photo story and I must say it was much like doing a powerpoint, but a little more time consuming. I am looking forward to viewing other peoples photo stories to put a face with a name. Here is my photo story.

Introduction to specific outcomes

Looking over the eleven goals for the course, I feel that for me already being a teacher all will be very useful outcomes after completing the course. With 21st century learning being the State Superintendents goal for all students in public education we as teachers need to strive to improve instructional technology through various means. To develop higher level thinking we need to challenge our students to use all technological resources that are available whether it be through the internet or by other non-traditional means.
The one goal that really stands out to me is to engage in learning activities that require them to analyze information, think creatively, make predictions, and/or draw conclusions using classroom technology resources. To me this goal is very important because it allows for students to learn using higher levels of Bloom's in the classroom. This is very important because students need to be challenged in the higher levels of thinking skills and by using technology we as teachers can use various means to incorporate higher level thinking skills.

My first time blogging.

Hello everyone, my name is Michael Ferguson and I teach at Philip Barbour High School. I have been there for 4 years now. I am currently in my last semester of my master's program and looking forward to graduating. I am also looking forward to all the new technology I will be learning. In a short amount of time I have created a GMail account, made a call using Skype, created a blog, and used Google Docs. I can definitely see why this course will be useful for teachers to communicate with colleagues and parents.