Final Reflection...

The Google Tools For Schools course was extremely helpful to me.  I came into the course with some outdated skills that needed to be brought up to par.  I've always been technologically savvy, but have fallen behind since I had my kids. This course did an amazing job introducing me to so many great tools I can use, then I was allowed to play and explore and create. For me, that was the most valuable part.  I spent a lot of time doing this.  I feel like I'm back in the techno world.

My original goal to create a website was a good one, and I think the final site is going to be a powerful tool for me, my students, and their parents.  I'm really happy with the quality and content I included.  When I finished this, I realized I wanted to play around with a few more tools, so I started exploring forms, groups, and google docs in greater depth.  Then I made assignments under the "materials" tab for both my classes.  This was a bonus:  above and beyond the original plans for my project.

I feel like the work I did shows a lot of depth of learning.  I didn't know anything about the Google tools when I began this adventure.  I believe my work went beyond the basics because I didn't just use the templates and copy someone's format.  I took a template and really worked with it to make it my own.  I experimented with different types of pages and gadgets, inserted a variety of different types of things, and ended up with a very useful tool that is completely mine.  The assignments I made are exciting and unique.  Honestly, I spent a lot of time on this- and it was worth it!