Fake it til you make it!

This week was extremely exciting and a bit overwhelming. Learning about all the different parts of the google website was like Christmas! I have had a GMail account for over a year, but that was the extent to my google use. Learning about google docs was so interesting! I had no idea that there was all the different parts in there! I am fascinated with the calendar, I must admit I spent a lot of time playing with the calendar. I also was very intrigued with the sharing part of google docs. The fact that we can share documents through the web and edit them from different computers is so cool! I have been thinking about how I can apply all this new knowledge to physical education. A lot of my teaching is going to be more hands on than in a classroom setting, but I do think I can utilize the calendar to my advantage by keeping the students up to date on assignments and what activities are coming up. It still boggles my mind that technology has advanced this much since I was in high school, and at this rate by the time I am in the classroom in is going to be even more advanced! Honestly I am a bit overwhelmed with all the technology but I think it's only because it's still so new, once I get the hang of it I will be a whiz! I really liked the video on you tube entitled I am what I learn, it was very motivational, and exactly what I needed this week. With all these new classes and this being the first semester in education classes, I have felt that my head has just been spinning. After watching that video and thinking about teaching, and helping students develop an appreciation and hopefully a life long interest in physical education, I feel a lot better and more motivated to work hard and reach my goals. I love to teach young people and I am very passionate about physical activity, now I just have to figure out how to work all this fancy shmancy technology into my classroom.. it will come to me.. fake it til you make it!