The biggest thing I am going to take from this class and use in the next year is making sure my lesson plans involving technology are in depth. This will help me in my professional situation and can be something that the rest of my school/corporation can use. I do not want to just replace paper and pencil with the laptop. I want their lessons to be meaningful and be something they HAVE to use the laptop for, not just as a substitution. If a teacher has never been 1:1 before, it is very easy to throw their notes on the laptop and think this is an effective way of using the device. While they are allowing the students to use them, it is not the best way to use the technology in their hands. Teachers must dig in deep and find ways to implement the technology that is meaningful and helps the students learn.
Another great part of this class was the collaboration. I was very excited to help the teachers who have never had devices in their classrooms before. It can be very overwhelming and sometimes seem like an extra chore. However, once they get the hang of it and really see another teacher applying the devices in an "outside of the box" kind of way, they will start to catch on quick.
