Well this is it! Throughout this program I have come a long ways. Not only do I feel more comfortable with technologies (which was my goal), but I feel as though I have gained many valuable tools and experiences along the way. I can take what I have learned back to my students and fellow staff and be a real leader for technology in my school.
What I have learned in this program has changed my professional and personal life. Now I can put to use these magical web 2.0 tools for many things in my daily life. Ning, Jing, doodle, moodle, Google, Wiki, and animoto, just a few of my favorites! I have learned to create presentations and documents online, and can share and collaborate via web based tools, communicate by blog, micro blog, forums, chat, and Skype. I can do things and find things on the web that I never dreamed even two years ago!
I want to thank everyone involved in this process. To my classmates thank you for your patience, kindness, and sharing. We did this together it has been a long road, but a good one. To our instructors Louis, John, Jim, Greg and so on, thank you, you have been truly and inspiration, guiding light, and a wealth of knowledge and experience. I know that without all of you I could not have done this.
Finally, I want to really go over the top and share my feelings. As I write this final blog, I feel a sense of relief. This was more work than I thought it would be but it has paid off. I feel successful, because I know that I have completed this program, done my best, and learned more than I anticipated. I am proud for many reasons. Proud that I have a Masters degree, proud to have pushed myself and learned so much. Proud to be able to share my new knowledge. Lastly, I am excited. I am excited to be done with all of this, excited to start a new school year, to share all of my new tools, tips, and tricks with students and staff, and I am excited for what is next. To continue to learn, to be able to look back at this experience and say "this was only the beginning".
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CONGRATS to all of us! I think we've done mountains of work and my favorite aspect is that we can apply so many things we've learned - very unlike most of the education classes I took as an undergrad. Hope we see the benefits multiply forward as we share with colleagues and students.
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ReplyDeleteI would agree that this program has changed our lives. For me, I can't believe the transformation from where I was at the beginning to where I am today. We have certainly been empowered to help students develop 21 Century skills, and we will hopefully transform teaching at our schools with what we have learned. As I reflect on the tools that we have used, it is easy to see how they will help us be more effective teachers. Thank you for always being a great teammate. This program would have been a daunting task for me if I didn't have the help and encouragement from quality classmates like yourself. :)
Awesome jay, I agree that the change of our program was for the better. Now even us tech ed teachers can implement internet learning environments and activities into our classrooms.
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