I have completed all of my tutorials, I have linked everything to my Ning, I have documented all of my work on my E-Portfolio and I am now officially DONE!!!!!!! I can't ask for a better B-Day present than to be officially done with this program. Not that it wasn't enjoyable because it actually was, but I'm so looking forward to going back to improving other areas of my life and having the time to devote to these improvements. Tonight I'm treating myself to a B-Day present of going to Menards and purchasing paint, a new entry door, and all of my wood for my new deck as this weekend I begin the fun and excitement of ripping out all of my shrubbery to begin completely relandscaping my yard. In about 1 and 1/2 months time I should have a new deck, all new floor beds, all new shrubbery, a new rain garden in my backyard, a new front porch, a new screened in patio, a new entry door, and freshly painted trim work on my house. I can't wait because I'm pretty sure this is shaping up to be the most painful month and half of my life but it will look awesome when I'm done.
As for my culminating project, everything went relatively smoothly and I managed to complete everything within the alloted time frame. I think the final project will really impact my classroom and will greatly enhance the experience for my students. The one thing that I did encounter when completing my culminating expereince, however, was that I made the decision to switch over from Ning to Grou.ps because of the pricing plans of Ning. Originally I was just going to pay for the Ning but as I started counting up the space required by my video tutorials I realized that I would need the mid level version and at $19.95/month times 6 seperate nings for each of my classes, I wasn't about to pay $120/month to have a nice site for my students. I know, I know, I'm cheap. Really I found this Grou.ps site that was every bit as productive as Ning and it's still free so I am currently in the process of moving everything from my Nings over to Grou.ps. The beauty is that Grou.ps was designed to scoop all of us former Ningers up because it provides step by step procedures for transfering information from the Ning to the Grou.ps network. I've gotten 3 of my six networks done and will continue to work on this as the school year approaches.
It's been a blast learning from you and working with many of you. I hope to keep in contact with you guys and bounce ideas off you as this has been extremely rewarding for me throughout this experience. Thanks again to all of you who have had to put up with me throughout this program.
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It has been a pleasure to work with you, your blog is rich with things that you have learned and enjoyed throughout the last 18 months. Keep up the passion and the drive to help students as they learn.
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