It's almost over...and I think technology and I are becoming better friends!

First and foremost I feel I need to say...I am exhausted!!!  Throughout these last six weeks I have become best friends with the infomercials that play in the middle of the night while I sit on the couch and stare at my laptop aimlessly; hoping my assignments for this class will somehow magically appear by their due date in Bb. Within these last six weeks I have had more dark circles under my eyes then I have had in my 33 years combined!  I have made it a couple of nights with no sleep at all and even managed to function the next day at work without missing a beat.  My husband has learned not to depend on me for dinner and has even managed to cook a few meals on his own (I am still in shock)! And somehow in the middle of me trying to figure out how to create a website and link my homepage to a server address, my daughter has learned how to go potty, even though she is a late bloomer!  At this point in time my head is spinning and I feel out of sorts so to speak; but I see something.  Could it be that infamous light at the end of the tunnel?  Well if it is "the" light, I wish it would shine a little brighter.  I don't think I have much left in me and as I sit here writing this blog, my Project 8 is still calling my name.  I would love to turn a deaf ear but I don't think that would do much for my GPA.  I honestly feel like "the little engine that could" only the "could" part was about two months ago.  I think it is going to take me at least a full day to find the energy to complete Project 8 and it is due in 19 hours!  Oh if only there were a Smart Notebook God-then I would be in luck!  Anyway, as I was saying, blogs, websites, projects, newsletters, spreadsheets...you name it, I did it...or should I say, I tried it! There were many times I felt like crying, and I believe a tear or two may have fallen.  "What have I gotten myself into?" and   "This is not what I signed up for!" should have been my mottos for the semester. I honestly feel like this is the hardest class I have ever taken- and I once took Physics and Calculus together; albeit 16 years ago during my freshmen year of college.  This class however, has also been informative, helpful, and in a weird kind of way, fun!  I honestly feel like I can take every single piece of information I have learned and use it once I get into the classroom.  Make a poster using Glogster and then create a video about weather using Voice Thread and finally make a presentation zoom in and out by creating a Prezi.  I'm sorry, are you speaking English?  You want me to do what?  Technology is here to stay and that is a fact!  I can't hide from it, so why not make nice with it?  Learning needs to be fun for students and integrating technology into the classroom and lesson plans is an excellent way to do this!  Because technology is already such a huge part of our lives, chances are students are already going to be familiar with certain types of technology.  Making the most of this fact will be beneficial to me as a teacher. I have run from technology as long as I can; I can't do it anymore!  In less than two years I will have my own classroom and be responsible for integrating technology in ways that I have learned in EDTC 5010.  Am I ready for this challenge?  I think so...of course I am still exhausted from this class and at this point in time I am just hoping I submitted all of my assignments correctly!  In the meantime I am going to finsh my Project 8 and then I think I will catch up on my sleep...and my reality TV!  I have missed both of them sooooo much!