First CI 556 Class

Although I wasn't sure I needed to be in this class at first, I have decided to stay! I am an English major, so I am definitely interested in all of the information we will cover in this course. Because I want to focus more now on the CIT aspect, I thought that this class may not be one I needed to meet the needs of what I want my degree to be. I was excited that I learned about Wordle. I had never heard of it and plan to share it with some of the AMS language arts teachers I know when I sub there next week. They will love it (if they haven't already heard of it) and I'm sure will use it with their seventh graders. It's so important to have middle schoolers (which is the age of kids I would LOVE to teach) be able to see word usage graphically. I feel like they would understand the power of words in a much more meaningful way using something like Wordle. I haven't thought of a particular lesson I would use it with, but I will by next class. (considering that's an assignment):-) I'm also glad to stay in this class because it will definitely be beneficial as I'm taking my intro CIT courses (CI 501 and 505). I will be able to share some Language Arts related resources that I may not have known about otherwise. Overall, I was happy with the first night and am sure I will learn a lot. I'll be honest about one thing...I'm not too excited about writing lesson plans since I did that sooo much in undergrad, and as of now, my goal is to have a career outside the classroom when I'm finished with my masters in CIT.