Reflection

Ok, so I know that class is over and final projects are done, etc. However, I was just reflecting on all the information that I learned during this class and how I will utilize it in the 2011-2012 school year.  I'm really grateful that I decided to take this class because honestly, it was worth the time and every dime! I wonder how long we have access to the ISTE website and all those articles because I would love to keep perusing it and see what new web 2.0 tools are being discussed.  Well, off I go.....now that I'm done with this class, I can focus on the countdown until the birth of my 2nd child...19 days and counting! (Hoping for earlier). 

CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES! COME ON!

The title of this blog is that classic song from the '70s. It's 1am in the morning (deja Vu; like the last big project we had) and I'm done with the Masterpiece project!  It's very much a relief to have completed it, but more importantly, I'm excited that I've learned so much over the course of this class.  I definitely have a lot of tools to utilize in the classroom as technology continues to advance.  It's nice to not be stuck to just the regular "paper and pen" routine, but to be able to reach further and do more! How lovely!  On that note, I'm off to sleep.....To all my fellow classmates on the web, CONGRATS on finishing Educ 675 and doing it with a bang.  I saw and commented on some projects and they seem amazing! Have a wonderful summer (whenever the school year ends for you!). 

COUNTDOWN...IN MANY WAYS!!

Wow,
One never knows what the future will bring huh?  I am sitting with a thousand things on my mind.  The school year is completed (thank the Lord) and grades are done and out.  However, I still have a countdown going on constantly in my mind.  1. This final project.  I came up with what I thought would be a great "masterpiece" and basically, I call it that because it would be a tool used to fill a need.  I just keep feeling like maybe I should be doing more...incorporating a timeline of web 2.0 tools like others or something...2.  I am in my 9th month of pregnancy and am constantly dealing with, "is that braxton hicks contractions (false labor)" or the real deal?  3.  My current position at my school is no longer; they won't have a Spanish teaching position anymore (sigh...I'll REALLY miss my students; they are SOOO wonderful; didn't have the heart to tell them I won't see them in the next school year), so yep, it's been an interesting last few weeks.  But I'm pressing on, because the future will definitely bring about wonderful new changes....1. a project that will blow the socks off of everyone 2. a new baby that will be a GREAT addition to my family and the world :-) and 3. A new position that would grant me the ability to share my skills as an educator.  So, here's to the countdown to great things and new beginnings!