My personal tech experiences....

        Assess your personal experiences producing information with computer and communications technology.  Have you created podcasts, websites, blogs, or videos in your class?  How? What were the results?
          Most of my experiences in working with technology were limited.  I have had experiences working with other teachers and observing their classrooms uses a variety of different tools.  One tool that I had always been interested in was podcasts after seeing a teacher create a class website where students could upload podcast book reviews.  It was an engaging 'center activity' for them during reading time.  I was astounded by how respectful the class was (they had to remain quiet while people were recording....an added bonus!) and they were always posting feedback or listening to other's podcasts to hear about an interesting book or whatever other literacy activity they were working on https://staff.rockwood.k12.mo.us/TENNYBRYAN/Pages/Podcast.aspx! 
        I have done a lot of larger projects involving other classes I had worked with as well.  Powerpoint and web-based research projects were a common activity I did with students as a computer teacher 3 years ago, however, communications technology was not something I had focused on.  I was really inspired the first time I saw a webquest.  It was research about Missouri, but the differentiation involved, the amount of specified investigation and response building that the students were required to input was amazing to see in the classroom, and the classroom teacher loved using it, as she was able to just meet with each student as they worked through the project instead of lead the class in lectures.
        I have created a few ideas in the past semester as well as this one, and as I look forward, I see opportunities to expand how I use these tools and make them more impactful as well!