Well, I have seen the light, and yes...a middle aged dog can learn new tricks! I have learned a lot on this journey of technological discovery. Most important, I think, is that I don't fear new technology anymore. Most of it is now developed in such a way that it is ridiculously user-friendly and it would be a waste to not delve deeper into all of the resources that are available. I've always been a fan of not "reinventing the wheel" but haven't had the means to narrow the search for finding and borrowing other people's ideas. Now I do. I feel confident that I will be able to incorporate much of what I have learned into my teaching: from great lesson ideas to developing and maintaining a classroom blog. I look forward to being able to spend a good chunk of time browsing through all of the new tools that are available this summer; especially when I know it will save me so much more time in the future.
Thank you for offering this course, and for organizing it in such a way as to be informative, interesting, non-threatening, useful, and relevant. I learned more from this course and the short video tutorials than I have in 20 years of in-services and professional development.
We're so glad you learned a lot in this course. The online format must be just right for you. We've enjoyed reading your posts - especially because they come from the perspective of a music teacher. Congratulations on your successful completion of 23 Things!
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