Conclusion

At the beginning of this course, I feel that I accurately described my technology weaknesses. I didn't feel good about my abilities with technology, but I knew that I would work hard to try to improve. Sometimes when I take a class, I just view it as one more thing I need to take care of each day. However, I have actually learned much more than I thought I would it in this class. I especially liked the the textbook by Nancy Courtney: Library 2.0 and Beyond. This book has good, concise information about new technologies. It definitely needs an updated version since most of the research was done in 2006, but I still found it very helpful. I am also very glad that we had links to commoncraft.com for explanations of technology. The explanations are quick and easy to understand. I am very excited that I was able to create a wiki for my school district as my technology project. I have never been someone that people would go to for technology questions, but in the last month I've had friends ask me questions because they hear me talking about things I've learned in the class. I went to a technology integration teacher workshop three weeks ago and I was answering questions that many of the other teachers didn't know. I was shocked to realize that in just the short span of this class, I have acquired so much knowledge I didn't have before. Looking over my other blog entries, I feel tempted to go back and make a couple of changes based on new knowledge, but I think it is better to just be able to look back and see my progression. Do I still have holes in my knowledge of technology? Absolutely, but I no longer feel intimidated and frankly, ignorant, when I am faced with learning and figuring out a new piece of the puzzle.