Reflecting On The Journey

One last reflection.  I'll spare you the litany of working through a project as I'm quite certain you are tired of hearing about that!  But, I do find myself thinking back to where we all were in August and how far we've all come.

The most significant piece that I am taking with me is the "wisdom of the crowd" and what a beautiful thing that is.  I've always been a proponent of the two heads are better than one thing, but social media takes this to a whole new level.  I'm thinking specifically about what we've all learned from each other and just how willing we were to engage in that sharing.  It's really a beautiful thing to observe and participate in.  I'm left wondering how many challenges we could overcome as a people if we were able to do that more consistently.

I will continue to use many of the programs we've learned about, especially reader as it feeds my somewhat weird interest in information.  I'm also toying with continuing this blog, although I may rename it.  I'm currently considering "How to Raise Your 12 Year Old Without Killing Him".  Really, I think there would be a huge audience, we'll have to see.  Seriously, though, I found blogging to be very cathartic and it renewed an interest in writing that had been dormant for some time.   For that I will forever be thankful.

I am currently trying to figure out my mobile strategy.  I do not have the correct devices, so I need to do some research and purchasing.  The fact that I'm even interested still amazes me!  But, with Research next semester, I find myself thinking it would be much more convenient to be able to access information more frequently, when and where I want.  I feel the need to be able to take advantage of any down time I have.  However, that could just be me justifying the purchase of an iPad.  I think I'm starting to buy my own argument!  The mobile strategy is important to figure out Twitter as well, which I failed miserably at this semester.

For now though, I wanted to thank you all for the journey.  It has been very enjoyable and a richer one because of our commitment to each other as a learning community.