Final Thoughts on the 23 Things...

• What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?

I definitely enjoyed learning about podcasts, how to use html editors, how to use audacity, and just generally my much better understanding and confidence in working with all of this stuff. Also the Animoto thing was pretty cool.

• How has this program affected your lifelong learning goals?

I am MUCH more likely to use the Web 2.0 features than I was before. (of course the probability was approximately zero before this course so I had nowhere to go but up.) I actually feel comfortable diving into new "tech stuff" now and feel like I can hold my own in a worked that was in danger of passing me by. Gosh, this stuff is still overwhelming, but I feel I have a fighting chance now.

• Are there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?

Using online documents is cool. I could see that coming in handy. I want to try some Webquests. The thing is that this is all so new to me that all outcomes were unexpected. I look back at how I felt about this a few months ago, and I am amazed at how far I have come.

• What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?

It was way too much work compared to other 3 hour college classes. Make some allowances for those without Macs and take into consideration that people working a full time job and having families don't benefit from staying up until 2:00 a.m. working on Zoho. Neither do the students they have to teach the next day.

• How will what you have learned influence your practice as a teacher?

I have already used some of the things I have found on here in my class. I feel like I keep harping on this, but I had ZERO chance of taking advantage of any of this stuff before this class. Now I am using things, and definitely feel much more comfortable with my chances of learning and using whatever wild new things that will surely come down the pike in the years to come.

• How do you plan to keep up with new developments in web 2.0? Recommend a way that you have found to be useful.

I may look at these blogs from time to time. I hope that I can stay in touch online with some of you. I am so busy I will need that kind of support if I am to learn about new computer stuff. I still don't see myself as a person who would choose to spend my little free time wandering around on the computer. Blogs are good for folks like me. I can let others discover things whereas I can just read these summaries.

Thank you to all who organized this. I really learned a lot. Really! It was unpleasant at times, and required a lot of cigarettes (and I'm not even a smoker), coffee, and ibuprofin, but I still learned.

THANK GOD I'M DONE WITH THE 23 THINGS!!!!!!!

Happyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappyhappy!!!!!!

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