Conclusion

This semester I have delved much deeper into technology topics I was aware of, but not clear on.  Podcasts, quick response codes, wikis, online collaboration documents and programs, as well as this blog, have all been seen with new eyes and a better understanding. 

After completing this class I have plans for using QR codes and podcasts specifically in my classroom next year.  This summer I will work on integrating these two technologies into my language arts curriculum.  My plan is to use them for book reports and to collaborate with my school librarian to make them available to anyone in the school who is looking for book recommendations.  I would like to have both the podcasts and QR codes uploaded to my school web page and/or the library’s page for easy access by students, teachers, and parents.  I’m excited about this plan, and really think it is going to be a fun and invigorating way to integrate technology next year.

By planning and modeling these activities with my class, I hope to expand it to a grade wide norm so that our book reports get away from simple pencil and paper, and become valid information available to all who seek it!