PDP

What: PDP. Personal Development Profile

So What:
Well, I am a little technology squeamish... so this was a "be out of your comfort zone" kind of lesson.Actually, it was very good to see what I still need to develop. As any new teacher would be, I am equally nervous. I am worried about all the little things that might not work in lesson planning or could go wrong with this or that, but now I feel I have a pretty good understanding of how to better develop my technology profile. I liked that I had to chart my knowledge on UNI because I was able to see what I could improve (a little overwhelming because I could improve on almost everything).Also, the articles and movies were good tools to have to motivation to include more media driven instruction, but I didn't like the relatively low amount of examples of how to use media and technology in the classroom. I can be creative, but this is not my field of expertise and I need some example to get me thinking.

Now What:
After PDP I am going to be more aware and more proactive in planning lessons and units with technology. Student's need to know that cellphones and computers function for more than texting and chatting, and, really, our society is moving forward so we should be preparing our youth for that same movement.