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=EDLD Week 4, Assignment 1 Blog=

This week has been great and has allowed me the time that I needed to get things together. I basically did most of this assignment in Week 3 because I was confused about what was due then. Well, that certainly worked out good for me. I was really able to focus on fine tuning our overall plan as well as my lesson contribution. I love to be able to work without the pressure of a deadline looming over my head. I was really able to turn on the creativity.

I really enjoyed the readings this week and in particular then one on Professional Development. I thought that this reading was very important because that is where the technology intergration needs to begin. I have learned from my research in this program that most teachers feel that their Professional Developments are lacking. I don't teach so I can't speak from experience, but I can certainly understand their concerns and comments. I especially like what the book has to say about social networking for teachers in order to extend their technology learning. They encourage the use of blogs and wikis instead of traditional face to face follow ups. This is a very important way to really make Professional Developments more effective and efficient. **Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools, pp. 99-116** Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). //Web 2.0: New tools, New schools.// Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education, 99 – 116.