Final Post: Review of "Highlights"

After viewing both Jessie's and Molly's videos, I was very much impressed by both of their abilities to recognize their respective class portfolios as being viable communication outlets; by designing their pages in ways in which various communicative options (email, twitter, blog, skype) are readily made avaliable to viewers, their ability to proactively network and become connected within the profession has greatly enhanced. Viewing their clips has inspired me to design a "Contact/Link" page within my own web portfolio. Additionally, it was great to hear within all three of my "housemates'" "Highlight" pieces that they all now have come to recognize the innumerable benefits that the various Google-based technologies can provide us with as professionals--I was fortunate enough to have been exposed to the use and application of Google Sites, Power Points, etc. during my time in CEP 452 last semester (Fall 2010), so, for me, this was not a novice technology. However, through this course, it was amazing to see my colleagues' utilization of these techs; by being forced to independently delve into the actual application of these tools through an online educational medium, we were forced to sift through various issues on our own, just as we will be forced to do in the future within our own classroom. It is clearly apparent (through my "housemates'" impressive "highlight" clips) that this class has been beneficial for all us--we now possess a plethora of impressive technological skills that we are able to employ as we begin our careers, all of which will assist us in being able to successfully excel within our profession and provide our students with effective modifications and accommodations that work to meet their specific, unique behavioral, academic, or social needs.