Melissa Pekar's Reflection of Technology for ESL Educators

As someone who has a fairly good handle on technology, this class was a pleasant, low stress class. I had the opportunity to help out some of my peers, work on some projects that I have been wanting to work on (website), and started networking more with my Twitter account. I enjoyed hearing about how Evernote (which is a program that I use) can be used effectively in a classroom environment. I had never previously considered that.

As a district we really need to do a better job of staying current with technology. Instead of trying to catch up, I would like to see us put some forethought into future purchases. 1:1 Technology would be incredible effective for our ESLs (which make up a significant portion of our student body). It would also help level the playing field if all students had access to technology regardless of SES.