Week 5 Reflection Podcasts

What? We just learned UEN and I thought that this website is helpful and has a lot of resources for teachers as well as for students.  We have also learned about podcasts.  I dont see how I am going to be able to use podcasts in my PE class. Maybe I need a little insight on that, but this just doesn't apply to me.  I am willing to learn but some of these tools dont really seem like they can benefit my students in a PE class.
So What?As a teacher, it allows me to find more resources for myself.  I think that these resources that we have been learning about in class can benefit me as a teacher and can help me widen my collection of lesson plan ideas but I dont know how or why I would make my PE students use these resources.We are learning about podcasts and websites because it helps teachers stay organized and updated in teaching styles and news going on in the teaching world. This could apply to me in my classes right now by learning how to use my resources to help me broaden my lesson plan ideas and find examples of rubrics and other tools I can use when I teach. This technology is kinda fun to learn just for my enjoyment. I dont think that if I didn't take this class I would have never been introduced to podcasts, blogs, or even building a website. This technology allows me and my colleauges to stay connected and collaborate between each other so that we can give each other ideas and maybe interact with each other to talk about students or happenings around the school.

Now What? For my future students is may be beneficial in the real world when trying to find resources for homework or  just finding information for themselves. This new information definitely builds my knowledge of research and using resources like the internet to help me become a better teacher.I dont know if this will change the type of teacher I will be. I think that it will help me stay organized which can benefit my students. I could give my students a research project on physical activity and they can collaborate using google, so they can accomplish this assignment as a group.  This may benefit me and help me become a future teacher by widening the views of my students with the use of technology.  Technology is growing and will only do so more as time goes on.  Being able to collaborate with my fellow coworkers will definitely help reach and teach better lessons to my students.