The PowerPoint 2 assignment really surprised me, I didn't know PowerPoint had so many features that really change it from a PowerPoint slide-show to an engaging informational tool. The hyper-linked buttons that navigate throughout the show from page to page and home were a very neat tool, and being able to create a game through a slide-show made so many possibilities viewable for educators in all subjects. For me, I like things more simple, so added a graphic to each slide seemed a little excessive, but I understand that some students may be visual learners.
The most interesting topics I saw in my classmates blogs were revolved around their opinions on the various assignments. It seems that maybe people in my class had a better grasp at some of the tools we went over than I did upon joining this class. I enjoyed seeing everyones different creative outlooks on the projects as well.
I think the next technology related skill I would be most eager to learn would be more geared towards being able to use technology in the classroom and also safely and securely allowing students to share and compare work without handing off each others devices. For example if my students all had iPads and with some sort of control by me I could allow them to see their fellow classmates work for increased learning and understanding, this could be very beneficial, being able to see how others think and absorb more ways of thinking.
I think that in the future, and even today, I could likely get most of my questions about technology answered from the internet, web based resources, or sites like YouTube. YouTube and similar sites are becoming more progressive and short videos are growing and becoming sources for news, updates, and information/instruction.
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