{"id":261,"date":"2010-08-09T11:36:59","date_gmt":"2010-08-09T16:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mightylittlelibrarian.com\/?p=261"},"modified":"2010-10-31T18:54:33","modified_gmt":"2010-11-01T00:54:33","slug":"one-semester-down-5-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.mightylittlelibrarian.com\/?p=261","title":{"rendered":"One Semester Down (5 to go)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Yesterday, I submitted my final two assignments for my two summer courses! I’m quite proud of myself for surviving my first semester of grad school. I’m working to earn my Masters in Educational Technology Leadership from NSU. My program is 100% online. I took several online courses during my undergrad program, so I sort of knew what to expect. A lot of people think online classes are easier or require less effort. Obviously, those people have never taken an online class before. Both of the classes that I took this semester were very intense. I’m really loving this program and feel like I’m getting just as much out of it as I’m putting in.<\/p>\n

One of my courses was called “Technology Leadership in Schools.” This was a great first course for me to take because it really focused on the different roles of a technology coordinator. I wrote a research paper on assistive technology that I really learned a lot from. Another assignment had me research and write a grant proposal. I decided to write mine for gaming in the library, and I plan to actually apply for it within the next few years.<\/p>\n

My other course was “Advanced Telecommunications and Distance Learning.” I really enjoyed this course and learning about the many ways that distance education can be incorporated within a school district. My favorite project was one that I was able to use for an assignment in both of my courses: creating an online course. Eventually, I plan to set this up on my district’s Moodle site used for professional development, but you can also view it on\u00c2\u00a0my Wikispaces page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I love what I do and I know that this program is going to teach me so much that I can apply in my school. I’m looking forward to my next two courses, even though I’m very nervous about keeping up with everything with the crazy start we’re having to this school year. It’s going to be very challenging, that’s for sure! In the mean time, I’m going to enjoy my vacation next week, then come back and dive into the chaos that will be moving back into the library.<\/p>\n

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I finished two more books for my reading challenge, first was\u00c2\u00a0My Life in Pink and Green<\/span> by Lisa Greenwald. Anyone else amused by the fact that “green” is in the title and author’s last name?? This is a cute, girly book. It has a cute girl power, even a kid can save the world theme. Plus, it made me want to get a facial and buy some new make-up. It took me a little while to get into it, but it ended up being a good story.<\/p>\n

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When I got the email from my public library that this book was ready for me to pick up, I literally jumped in my car to go get it! Catching Fire<\/span> by Suzanne Collins is an AMAZING second novel in the Hunger Games series. My husband even noticed how quickly I got sucked into this book. He kept trying to talk to me about it and I almost lost my temper…I just wanted to find out what happened to Katniss!!! I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book in this series. If you haven’t read these books, you need to. Immediately.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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