The adventure is only beginning...

Well, I have officially made it through my first Instructional Technology semester...at least I will have after I post my final assignment in the next few days! 

After reading through my posts from this fall, I'm actually amazed at what I have learned.  I don't know if I've ever gained so much from a single college semester.  I'm definitely taking great strides towards becoming a technology facilitator.

So, here are a few tidbits I will take away from this semester:

• Technology and leadership go hand and hand.
• Technology shouldn't just be used in the classroom, but used to ENGAGE students in the classroom.
• Be familiar with and follow the Copyright Act laws.  Seriously.
• There is a difference between Educational Technology, Instructional Technology, and Integrating Technology.
• Be a trailblazor!
• A good technology plan is necessary to guide our technology use.
• Not all grants require hours of never-ending paperwork.  Some grants are actually quite short and simple.
• Lipstick is not going to make a bulldog look any better...or something along those lines.  (A metaphor from The Principal as Technology Leader.)

While that doesn't cover all of the things that I have learned so far, it definitely is a great starting point.  I really can't wait to see what is coming next down the line.  As the subject line so whimsically says, this adventure is truly just beginning...