Thing #23

Thank you for allowing our district to participate in the outstanding in-service!

My favorite discovery has been creating this blog. I have read a several posts, but did not realize the scope of information that blogs can cover. I also discovered a sense of community within my blog list-I wouldn't have guessed that in a million years. I intend to continue this blog and am considering a blog to keep in touch with family and friends.

My husband and I are nearing the end of a 2 year journey to adopt our 2 and 3 year old boys. I am very proud of this accomplishment, but this in-service has helped me see that it is time to jump back on the technology that I had loosened my grip on. This process has pulled me back and reignited my passion for technology. I needed to be reminded that we "the teachers" cannot stop learning if we are to prepare our students for their future.

I am most surprised at how excited I am to utilize some of the web 2.0 tools that I have learned about. I can't wait to set up a wiki for the bluebonnet books and book selections club or continue this blog to help communicate with parents and students.

I can’t even begin to thank you for the unimaginable time and effort that must have gone into creating this in-service. I don’t have any suggestions for improvement and would be honored to participate in another next summer after I have had time implement some of the "Things" I have learned.

I feel like I have bought a new car and can't wait to take my friends for a ride!