599 Last Post EVER!!!!

This feels good. To say that this is the last post for my Masters Degree is amazing. I can't believe how fast it all went by. Even more so I can't believe how much I learned in that short amount of time as well.

Doing the portfolio project was a pain in the ass to be perfectly honest. I had to redo and redo. My links were not working, things moved around as if they were operated by a ghost, and worst of all I forgot to save some things from time to time. With that said... it was a great experience!

I learned do much from this project. Not only is it an important piece to my academics, it is also an indicator of all that I learned. I never thought that I would have my own website. Who new I could embed files? Can anyone say Google Docs?

It has been a long journey to my Masters Degree. I can't wait to go on my next journey... the one that incorporates the knowledge that I gained on this one... the one that will increase the knowledge and interests of my students.

599 Blog 2

Well, I can see the light in the end of the tunnel. I had a great start in the beginning. All except for a recent talk with my instructor, Louie, that really kicked me when I was down. Come to find out... I put links in my portfolio that were not public. There was no way for anyone to access any of my info! No wonder I did not get any feedback from anyone.

This really put me behind. I spent a lot of time making up for things that I should have done right in the first place. Well, I guess that this is all part of the learning experience right???? I can see from reading other blogs that others were having some kind of difficulty as well. It does make me feel better to know that I am not alone.

With the time that I have left in this week I will spend it making all of my handouts and presentations. This too is proving to use more time than I originally set aside for. I can live with that because the end is near. A few more hours won't kill me. That is unless I upload everything wrong again. Well, I learned from that mistake so I hope everything is smooth sailing for the next week.

I am excited that the project is almost done and I am more excited to implement into the curriculum in a few weeks. Until then. . .

The Final Class: Post 1

Wow! It is hard to believe that I am here already. It has gone by fast and I have learned a lot. My memory seems to be on overload. I have a terribly feeling though that this class is going to be the beast of them all.

I have begun the timeline. At first, I was having a difficult time trying to think of things to come up with the 60 hours. I was beginning to think that my project was not complex enough and that I would have to start from the beginning. After a short time more of thinking about it I began to realize all of the "little things" that need to be taken care of. Now, it is becoming apparent to me that I may need more than 60 hours and that I am in over my head! This project was easy to underestimate. I look at it the same way that I look at grocery shopping.... Shopping could be a 45minute task unless you forget all of those little things such as spices, a head of lettuce, frosting and toilet paper. Then it seems as if I have to go back and just those few things take an extra 45 minutes because they are in opposite ends of the store. I am learning a great deal just by putting my tasks down on paper. I am more organized and I have a better idea of what I need because of the timeline... Perhaps I need to start making grocery lists! :)