I cannot believe it is over! It seems it was the other day when we were in the classroom getting to know eachother and finding out what to expect from our Introduction to Instructional Technology class. Well, I have to say that it has been a pleasure to meet all of you and that the class indeed meet my expectations. I learned a lot from all of your presentations and it has been very helpful to me.
I remember that at the beginning of the semester I said that I didn't know the majority of the terms that were listed on the syllabus. I am glad to say that is not the case today. I am so happy with all the things that I was able to learn during the semester. The tool times and comments of my classmates were very educative. There were things that I truly enjoyed and wanted to learn right away, for example, Prezi, Socrative, Windows Movie Maker, Google Reader, Blogs, and Wikis. As a matter of fact, I even used some of them for a couple of the activities for this class, and I am sure I would be using more for other classes and even for my personal life.
Yes, it had been a great learning experiece. It has also been a semester of laughs, I am sure we all remember the jokes and how histerical were some of our students...did I say Melissa? It has also been a semester of blessings and new life. We cannot forget Angela's new baby. The semester was also filled with adventures. Who is going to forget Melissa's dates? Oh, and the Hot Stuff, it had been a semester of Matches. YES! I said Matches, which some people who know me very well would find kind of odd that I am even talking about it because I have never believe on it. However, based on the experience of one of my classmates, and of course, I will mention her name, but please keep it as a secret, Audrea. I am very happy for her and I wish both of them the best. Of course these were things that made us laugh and had a good time, but there were also things that happened that made us even cry. We cannot forget Steven Job's dead. Also, when Kathy was hospitalized. And, the situation with my dad.
It had been a very thought semester for me. I started off so happy and energetic, but then when I thought I have everything under control, the inevitable happened. The situation with my dad was something that truly affected me a great deal. It did at home, at work, and of course, at school. I felt frustruated, and that is a feeling that I don't like to feel. Today, I look back, and I think that we can do the best we can to have a comfortable and happy life, but also that there are situations that are out of our control that can influence negatively all the good things that we have in our hand. However, it is on "us" to make a stop, take a big breath, and think about what it really matters. My phylosofy is that there are always people that are in a worse situation than me. I have two healthy, beautiful, and amazing daughters; I have a great job, very good benefits, a house, a car, and some people around me who truly care for me. All of these things is what I use as fuel to keep up moving forward. If I could done it better? Absolutely! Life is a learning experience and there is nothing better than learning from our mistakes and the experiences of others.
This is It! But I am sure we will be around. Some of us might be taking classes together again. Some of us might bomp into eachother in the hallways, or at a store, or at a wedding...did I say wedding? Anyhow, the most important thing is that we will always remember what a great class we were and we will be there for any of us if needed.
Happy Holidays!
Johana
It was good to meet you on the educational journey we a all a part of. If we knew everything, we would not have any reason to attend classes. This semester has been one where we learned from each other over and over again.
ReplyDeleteHave a great holiday and see you next year.
Kathy