Reflection

=Reflection=

Taking this class has changed the way I think about instruction in my classroom. The information I learned through the STAT21 class has opened so many avenues to use 21 Century skills on a regular basis. Technology has not been used effectively at my school. My school is fortunate to have many technology resources available, but many of them are not utilized to benefit the education of the students. The internet was not allowed to be used by students for research or any other educational activity due to the fear of students abusing it.

I have learned that there is away for me to control what the students have access to on the internet. By setting up my own custom Google search engine, I can control what students are able to open when researching a topic. This has given me the confidence to allow students to do research and find information on the internet.

Using 21 Century skills has also improved student participation in my classroom and engaged my students in their learning. The students as a whole were more focused, on task, and participating in class.

I plan on building on the information I have learned from this class. I am going to focus on implementing more technology skills into my lessons to maintain student involvement and participation.