Final Reflection

I wish that I had more time to devote to this program! When I initially signed up, I envisioned working on the "Things" during my lunch period, since I have a toddler at home which makes working pretty difficult. Unfortunately, since Cool Tools is hosted on a Word Press blog, my district's web filter blocks it. I was able to use my cell phone to read through some of the tasks over my pb & j sandwiches, and I spent a couple of late nights and afternoon naptimes working on the "Things" included in Track One. Despite the disappointment in my own time management skills, I can honestly say that I was introduced to some pretty cool tools (forgive the pun) through this program. I approached these assignments by looking for immediate ways I could apply the tools in my work, and for the most part, I was able to find tools that worked/would work for my students and I. I'm glad that I signed up, and I hope that in the future, I will be able to access the "things" when I have more time- I'd love to look at some of the tools included in the other tracks. I did peruse some already, I just didn't write blog posts about them. This is a great project- I would love it if my district adopted it for our staff development sessions, since the library department has such different needs from others. Thanks for the opportunity.