Technology . . . and the things I hope it accomplishes

Hmmm....my technology background. Well, that's a short story. I don't have much background in technology. Usually if I become interested in using something I either try and work through the confusion of understanding it myself or I will ask someone that already knows how to use the specific technological tool. Granted, if I do the first most of the time I will become frustrated and just give up! That being said, I am expecting this class to be very informative.

I do want technology to become an integral part of my classroom. Understanding that the students I will be teaching are growing up in a world where technology is at the heart of everything, I recognize the importance of me knowing how to use it and then implementing that knowledge within a classroom setting. I am hoping that this class will better enable me to use wiki, blogs, moodle, and other technological tools so that I might be able to use them in my future classroom. By the end of the course I expect to be familiar with the different tools out there and proficient enough to use them well within a classroom setting...other than that, I don't have any other set goals - except to have a fun semester :)