I once told my university professsor that I would never use blogs in my English classes. And that was only 9 months ago!
But you know, I get "it" now. It took a while to change my antiquated ways. I've been on an incredible learning adventure for the last year and a half thanks to TESOL. I've completed my TESOL online teaching certificate and now I'm taking these TESOL EVO courses. I've gone from knowing absolutely nothing about web-based technology to knowing, well, a lot more.
I don't resist technology anymore, I welcome it. I'm not afraid to try new things now. My computer is not going to explode if I download a software program. Ever hear of the expression, "a teacher's toolbox?" Well, blogs, podcasts, wikis, webpages, interactive software, virtual classrooms, etc., provide a Home Depot's worth of teaching & learning tools for teachers. Wow! It's a never ending learning journey, and quite frankly, I hope the trip never ends.
5 comments:
Welcome to Blogland, Lori! It's amazing how quickly our attitudes towards technology can change - congrats to you on all the new things you're exploring! Jen from EVO
Way to go Lori! We need you to come back down to Mexico and help it move into the 21st Century.
Good luck with this new adventure,
Jean in Veracruz, Mexico
Wonderful Lori! I have many teachers who have the same attitude on technology than you had 9 months ago!
I hope to make new Loris out of them! You're inspiring!
Álvaro, Oaxaca, México
Wait till you get how learning with the help of a network alters your mindset past the tipping point. Things will never be the same (thankfully ;-)
Ditto to that said by Vance! Welcome to Learning 2.0
See you at web2foresp08 network at twitter :)
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