Final Reflection

Looking back on my latest class towards earning my masters degree in integrating technology into my physical education classroom, I have gained knowledge about numerous items. Student’s today are facing digital literacy which consists of text, images, sound, music and various scripts. This comes in a different form to that of traditional literacy that I was accustomed to as a young child. Students can sometimes face textual vertigo with the overload of information that is available to them at any given time.
My job as a teacher in the 21st century is to help my students see that not everything in print is valid. For example, I learned in this class that Wikipedia, which is a wiki on any topic, should not be used for a resource when seeking factual information.
The lesson that I designed for this class will enable my students to use 21st century skills to conduct student centered learning. I need to transition from teacher centered activities in my physical education setting and work towards project based learning which is my goal toward personal professional development. I also want to take the initiative to use computers more to give my students the opportunity to use these skills not just in other subject areas but with unconventional P.E. also.
Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). 2009. Essential Questions in Inquiry Projects [Motion picture]. Supporting Information Literacy and Online Inquiry in the Classroom. Baltimore: Author.