Final Reflection

Innovative learning is what I think about at the end of this course.  We learned about so many great websites and apps that I would not have learned to use if I was not part of this course.  I definitely feel prepared to become a librarian and share my knowledge of so many wonderful tools and resources with teachers and students.  I appreciate and am grateful for every single assignment I completed in this course, this course has definitely prepared me to become a wonderful librarian for the 21st century learner. 

Digital tools that excited me the most:
My absolute favorite digital tool is Sceencast-O-Matic.  I learned about Screencast-O-Matic from this course, I had never tried it before. I cannot get over how easy it is to use, I have used it with my students in the classroom several times after learning about it.  I also introduced to my co-workers and they are now using it, they also love it.  This is a great tool to use as a teacher and definitely as a librarian, as a librarian we can use it with the students and even when presenting to teachers and staff. 

Digital tools that were the most difficult:
The tool that I found most difficult and challenging to use was Infograhics.  I am happy I was able to experience creating one and I know that when become a librarian it will be useful.  I was able to create it, but I did take quite a bit of time to complete.  I do not consider myself very creative and found it difficult to create a well designed infograhic.  Even though I found it a challenge to complete I feel that if I use it more often it will become easier to me. 

Digital tools that will benefit students the most:
In my opinion the digital tools that would benefit the students the most would be the podcasts and the screencast-o-matic.  I think that podcasts are a great way to be connected with students and get them involved and critically thinking about how they can create their own podcasts.  I created the podcast with the help of my son, I explained to him what we were doing and he was excited about it.  There are so many different ways teachers and librarians can use podcasts with students.  The other tool that I found will benefit students is Screencast-O-Matic.  This is a great tool to show students the step by step process of how to create something or access technology. 

In closing, I believe that the students will benefit from all of these learning tools. I have learned to use so many different digital tools that will make me a the librarian the 21st century learner needs. I am very excited to be able to use all these digital tools in many different ways and I have learned that it is essential to always be open minded when exploring new tools as they become available.  I have really enjoyed this class, it has been fun and rewarding. Thank you Dr. Gross!