Day Two

All the new information we received at the convention was at first overwhelming. I slowly overcame this feeling by going to several vendors I knew: Pearson, Adobe, and several others. I went sight seeing, took a long walk and had lunch at Pints Pub.

I enjoyed the evening talking with former cohorts.

Initial Thoughts

Going into yesterdays session I did not know what to expect. I learned a lot form the ISTE speakers to the other JHU speakers. It was a long and absorbing day, but if we work diligently, we should get this done. I am looking forward to working with you guys and keep up the good work. See you on Tuesday or earlier.It might be a challenge but I liked the way we all worked together.
Matthew LaGamma

Post #1

•What are your expectations for this program? What do you hope to accomplish?

One of the expectations I hope to gain is the meeting and working with other professionals. This will create a great network community which will help in the future, which will allow me to bounce ideas off of others. I hope to become a better teacher and leader through this course. I feel I have a strong background because I am the sixth grade chair at my school. I hope to accomplish several things in this course. One is becoming a better leader, teacher, and working better with others.

•Now that you have a good sense of the types of online activities and the rhythms of an active participant, what steps will you take to be successful in this program?

The main thing is to keep up with the lessons. I have a tendency to put things off, but I feel this online course will help me stay on track. I figured I would have to be more disciplined for this course.

•Where do you still need additional support to be successful?

I think the technolgy aspect of it. This is still all new to me. In these two weeks, I have already learned a ton.

Brief intro to myself:

My name is Matthew LaGamma, and I teach 6th Grade at Oxon Hill Elementary School. I'm married and have two sons who are 8 and almost 4. I'm new at all this, and I'm trying not to get frustrated at the learning curve.