Matthew Mikos Blog #5 Final Reflection

TPTE 486 was a great class that I will recommend to teachers and students.  I learned many

important technologies that can be incorporated into my classroom.  The class helped me realize the

importance of adding the technological aspect to my classroom.  Children in this time have grown up

with technologies that are distant from what I was offered a child.

It is important to keep up with the times and the children.  I have been in close contact with teachers 

that stay away from technology because of the fact that they are not accustomed to the products.  

They choose to use old methods of teaching that do work, but that may require more effort and 

provide less excitement and interaction for the students.  I feel that it is important for teachers to 

practice using technology so that it doesn't become out of reach for them.  I was concerned at the 

beginning of the class that I may not be able to retain some of the information from the class as I 

realized that the information would be important to have in my resources.  I know now that retaining 

the material is not what is important, but that the constant practicing with technologies is what will 

make a person familiar with it and it as it changes.  Technology will always be updated and changed 

with attempts at making it better.  Technology is made to help us as humans so we should embrace it

and take advantage of it.  

TPTE 486 provided me with a vision to stay active with the technologies available.  I learned that 

student engagement and motivation can be enhanced by its use.  At the end of the course I feel as if 

the class was valuable and important.  I will be using the information from the class throughout my 

life and my work as a teacher.  This will make me a better teacher and make me able to understand 

when technologies are being used.  The class met all of my expectations and more.  I have already 

mentioned to some of my teachers that they should take the class and that they would benefit from it.

I look forward to the end of class but am thankful for the information that I have acquired.