Overwhelming!

You have to forgive me, this is the first time that I have ever tried to maintain a blog. The course that I am enrolled in is an online Literacy and Technology course and we met for the firs time online tonight. We each have a headset and do actually get to speak with each otherwhile the class is going on, which I think is pretty cool We have had all week to visit and set up websites with wiziq, a wiki, wdydwyd, and now a blog- to name just a few. It is a bit overwhelming to take in all of this information at once. I hope that I am not the only one who feels this way, but it is all brand new to me. Just by going through the course material this week, I have realized that I am a person who needs to write things down in order for me to fully understand and remember material. Some people are auditory learners,and I always say that they are lucky because all that they have to do is listen. For me, I must write things down. I think that this revelation is great, because I've realized how often I carry that over to other tasks throughout my day. Learning about all of these new technologies is very cool and I am intrigued to see what will be coming next and how I can use this technology in my classroom. Although overwhelming at first, I think that this course will serve as a wonderful benefit in the future because I will understand how to apply the technology around me and make it relevant to what my students are learning.