This is the end...

It's kind of bittersweet to write this last reflection... Two or three weeks ago I wrote what I thought it could be my last reflection, but it's actually this one.

This week I finished with all the tasks, and I have to say that they were easier compared to others that I found them difficult. I remember I wrote my eModerator to tell him when I was about to do the final quiz, and he answered that I was closer to the end. But sometimes "endings" mean "a new beginning". And that is how I actually see it, as a new beginning!

Because now, thanks to this course I can be a more complete teacher, and as we were discussing today in our online session, not only as a teacher, I had the opportunity to grow as a professional, since we can use these tools in other areas, and get the best out of them.

For example, I learned things like when I'm going to select an activity, the content, evaluate them, and how to make them engaging. I think this course has given us that, how to teach in a more attractive way, and to me that has been the most important aspect.

It helped me find and use things that I knew about them, but I never thought about using them in a class, I just didn't pay attention to them. I also learned new tools, for example the wikis, new websites where I can find many resources, new ideas for a lesson plans.

It made me be more aware of the information that I need for a class, and how can I use them, being aligned with copyright patterns.

It made me realized that we can use everything that a computer and internet can offer, the thing is that we as teachers need to figure out how to make it work in a pedagogical way, just like using Social Networking for educational purposes.

I hope my eModarator Miguel Mendoza read my previous reflection. Because I took sometime to write some words for him, and I'll be glad about knowing he read them. I also would like to keep in touch, and learn more from him.

To finish I'm going to repeat what I said this morning... A great course and a great Moderator. I think this course came alive, because of our teacher Miguel Mendoza. Thank you so much teacher!! I'll read you soon...

Sasha