Final Post

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    Before taking this course my classroom technology knowledge was about only smartboards. After this course, I noticed that we live in the technology era and we will be teachers in this era. Moreover, there will be much more options to use in the classroom in the future. I think that this course made me a more open-minded person about technology usage during lessons. Also, I learned about healthy technology integration in education. 

    During this course, my favorite activities were Digital Poster and Digital Storytelling. Because everyone knows that new kids grow up with a mobile device from little ages. This means they are always surfing on the web, using apps like YouTube and Instagram. Because of this fact, they are used to seeing videos, images, and photos and these attract them the most. So I think that we can convey our messages through digital images and videos as in these activities. 

    My least favorite activity was infographics. Yes, I know I said that images attract young people but I don't agree with the idea of learning something this basic and summarized. I don't find it healthy for their development. They should read more, listen more, ask more.

    In my opinion, the course content was adequate but to improve the course, the number of weekly assignments can be decreased. Because they can be boring some weeks.

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