Final Project

I've been reading everyone's final blog posts with some envy, as I had some difficulty wrapping up my project. I have also been gone on vacation, so the time I've been able to work on it has been pretty sporadic. The project itself as been complete for about a week or so. At least it is as complete as it can be before heading into any significant action. The final parts I needed to do where the nuts and bolts of refining and adding to the rubric to judge its success, and some of the parts about where it goes from here.

I have added this all finally, as well as a view of the website into my portfolio site here:
http://sites.google.com/a/wolfmail.stritch.edu/jason-symes-ced555-sp2010/

At this point, I'm very proud of my project, and I'm excited to share it with others, but my greatest hope is that it will really accomplish the goal that I've set out for it. I really want to work with other U.S. History teachers to share resources, lessons, strategies, students, and success with.

I think this is the core lesson that I've picked up from this program. I always knew that technology was powerful, but I was overestimating its impact. I now understand when people say that technology is the tool, but the importance comes from what you do with the tool. I'm hopeful that this site will be a tool that I can use in a true web 2.0 way. That is connecting/learning/interacting with others who I can truly collaborate with in a mutually beneficial manner. That is really powerful.

I've really enjoyed this program and feel that I have become a better teacher, learner, leader as a result. Thanks to everyone who has helped along the way.