From+My+Heart

**Reflection** I am amazed at all the things I accomplished over the past semester in your class. I went from not having any clue what a Wiki was, to having started a an interactive and educational tool for the future students in my classroom that I will continue to add to. When I thought of myself being a teacher, I never imagined a Smart Board, or this Wiki, or all the wonderful Web 2.0 tools in my classroom. Being in this class has opened so many doors for me and I am excited every week coming to class to learn something new and fun to bring into my future classroom.

media type="youtube" key="AhoOG5Kf1w4" height="349" width="560" Here's a video that inspires me to embrace and integrate technology into the education of my students and into my classroom.

Creating my Wiki and writing my unit was extremely difficult at times, but in then end it has all been worth it. I believe it will be the same when I start teaching. There will be many times during my career when I will struggle, but I know at the end of each hour, day, week, month, and school year it will all be worth it to be able to have the opportunity to educate and shape the future of our world. I have learned about the process of becoming a teacher by creating my Wiki because I found out that it is not something that happens over night, but takes patience and stages to get where you want to be. I also learned from creating my Wiki that being a teacher is an on-going process that can always be tweaked and reviewed again.  I am so proud of what I've done with my Wiki. I had no idea that I could create something like this. I enjoy admiring all my hard work, but also like to show others what I have accomplished. My grandfather, the man who raised me for half my life, is the biggest fan of the work I've done here. I email him the link to my Wiki every few weeks for him to look at and he always tells me how impressed he is and how proud he is of me.

Next time I write a unit, I think I will link each lesson to a separate page to make the look of the page a little cleaner and easier to look at. The only concerns I have with technology are that every school district may not feel the same way I do about technology and may not want to or be able to provide computers, a Smart Board, or other equipment needed to incorporate all of the tools I learned in this class. I am most concerned about working in rural communities where technology will not be easily accessible. This will be hard for me because I know that students will not always have the same advantages of suburban or urban areas. I am eager to engage my students in learning. I want them to be excited to come to school each day and be in my classroom and learn new things and with technology that is possible. I'm excited to educate my students and help them to understand something they are not getting.

I will be a 21st century educator. The technology that will most epitomize my classroom with be the use of computers with internet that will allow myself and my students access to some of my technology skills that I have learned in this class.My Wiki will also be a very helpful tool for students, parents, and the teacher to stay in touch. I will make a difference in every child's life. I will devote my time, love and energy to every child, every day. I will help every student to create a solid foundation to build their later education on.

I feel so lucky to be able to take this class, create this Wiki, and learn so much that I am actually excited to use in my future classroom.

Thank you!

