Final Thoughts

Well we made it. I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend. It's the toughest part about living overseas, not being with family during the holidays. We do have a great friend network here though, so a bunch of us got together ordered a Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, and pumpkin pie from a catering company (yes that's how you do Thanksgiving in China!) and had a wonderful time together.

Jeff's final reflection here:

Yesterday on The Thinking Stick I created an ad for New-Schools based off an ad I read in a Men's Health magazine (Yes, my mind is always on education!) I share this with you as my parting wisdom of where I feel the networked classroom of the future will take us:

SOON, EVERYTHING WILL START TO CLICK. There’s a reason the new school clicks with so many people. It’s supposed to. Throughout the school, you’ll notice an uncanny familiarity to your life beyond the walls.
Consider, if you will, the new classroom that comes standard. It’s engineered with more than students in mind. The push-button world has been taken into account. The multi-tasking tendencies of modern society have been duly noted. The result is a classroom that doubles as a remote control for the rest of the education system. And that means instant access to everything from 3D maps to over 700 voice-activated information sources.
Every resource is selected in anticipation of your every need within the school. And every one of them is arranged precisely in relation to your needs within the class. Which means greater accessibility. More flexibility. And independent control without leaving a classroom.
It may become your next essential modern learning device. That’s the goal, really. To deliver the kind of school that becomes indispensable. Quintessential. Absolute. Human. The all-new school. More spacious, more luxurious, more complete and unique, from those who know it best. Teachers.

Course Evaluation:

Your last post for the course is a reflection. PSU is asking that you fill out this form and e-mail it to medk12comptech@plymouth.edu. I encourage you to give both PSU and myself feedback on this course. This is the second time this course has been offered and both PSU and I need to know A) Is it worth offering and B) What can I do to improve the course. I am teaching this course if it is offered again. So please take some time to fill out this form and e-mail it in. I hope this evaluation will also help you in your own reflection post of what you learned and your thoughts about the journey we took these past 12 weeks.

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Thank you all for the journey!

Jeff Utecht
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