Reflection Dawn Davis Walden University Trudy Driskell EDUC 6712: Supporting Information Literacy and Online Inquiry in the Classroom August 10, 2011 The most striking revelation I had about teaching new literacy skills to my students was how much and fast that they caught on to the new skills. My students were also very excited to learn the new skills. For the most part the students did not complain and worked super hard. Such factors as mentioned in the book were a factor for my class also, time and technical glitches are our most significant challenges, (Eagleton & Dobler, 2007). My teaching practices have changed during this class with the knowledge, experience and confidence that I have gained. Now, I will be able to use technology across the curriculum. Using technology I will be able to challenge my students with critical thinking about the information they find (Thornburg, 2004). One of my professional development goals is that I would am to be prepared to teach, integrating technology across the curriculum effectively. To accomplish this feat, I must continue learning and using the technology daily in and out of my classroom. I must also continue taking courses and asking questions so that I am proficient in integrating technology in my classroom. References Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York, NY: The Guilford Press. Thornburg, D. (2004). Inquiry: The art of helping students ask good questions (Executive Briefing No. 402). Retrieved from http://www.tcpdpodcast.org/briefings/inquiry.pdf

Reflection

Dawn Davis

Walden University
Trudy Driskell
EDUC 6712:  Supporting Information Literacy and Online Inquiry in the Classroom

August 10, 2011












   
    The most striking revelation I had about teaching new literacy skills to my students was how much and fast that they caught on to the new skills.  My students were also very excited to learn the new skills.  For the most part the students did not complain and worked super hard.  Such factors as mentioned in the book were a factor for my class also, time and technical glitches are our most significant challenges, (Eagleton & Dobler, 2007).
    My teaching practices have changed during this class with the knowledge, experience  and confidence that I have gained.  Now, I will be able to use technology across the curriculum.  Using technology I will be able to challenge my students with critical thinking about the information they find (Thornburg, 2004).
    One of my professional development goals is that I would am to be prepared to teach, integrating technology across the curriculum effectively.  To accomplish this feat, I must continue learning and using the technology daily in and out of my classroom.   I must also continue taking courses and asking questions so that I am proficient in integrating technology in my classroom.
   













References


Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York, NY: The Guilford Press.


Thornburg, D. (2004). Inquiry: The art of helping students ask good questions (Executive Briefing No. 402). Retrieved from http://www.tcpdpodcast.org/briefings/inquiry.pdf