Final Blog.

When I came into this class, I wasn't sure what we would be doing really. I thought we would just read in class, and do things such as discussions. But from taking this class, I have learned the proper definition of literacy. I thought literacy just involved reading. It didn't occur to me that it had other parts. I knew before hand that a teacher must not just use the textbook, but also other learning tools. One must use technology for instance. It is everywhere, from the moment we wake up, we check our emails, we turn on the television and see what the weather is or what is going on in the world, check our messages on the phone and so on. It was good to go into that in more detail. I liked how we were doing the reading on line for that one article in class, and the discussion we had about that vs. a printed version. Technology is important in learning and everyone should use it. I also learned to have essential questions, and how to incorporate more critical thinking questions into my curriculum and lesson planning. I really liked how the class was student oriented in discussion, with Dr. Dana being the facilitator.