Is it the End or Only the Beginning?

I have to admit that I feel very accomplished to have finished all of the 23 things on top of the many assignments that are also required for Education 3040! I have had fun along the way, although some of the "things" were not as easy for me as I had originally hoped. There were definitely times that I got frustrated when links would not work properly or when videos or pictures would not upload into the blog. With all of these things in mind, I have acquired a large list of educational websites and understanding of web 2.0 tools. I was forced to create and navigate through multiple websites that I may not have done, had they not been mandatory for this class. That being said, my favorite discovery exercises out of the 23 things were the Animoto and the Youtube exercises. This program has encouraged me to seek out and explore new and emerging technologies to implement into my teaching. Anything that can be fun for the students and promote learning is a great asset for teachers. The only thing that surprised me about this program was just how easy it was to maintain a blog. For some reason, I have never really had the desire to blog. I suppose, it was because I expected them to be extremely time consuming. However, when I got started with blogging, I realized just how easy it actually was to "blog" and also the positive educational benefits that blogging with have for me in the future. I plan to keep up with many of the web 2.0 tools that I have learned by way of the RSS feeds and through websites such as Diigo, that can store many of my documents, bookmarks, and important sites.