Thing 12: Final reflections
This year has been quite a learning curve for me, but I've enjoyed the journey. I went from a K-12 librarian in a small, rural school to a role at my local BOCES where I wear multiple hats as a shared part of School Library Systems and Model Schools. Though I obviously tend to post in spurts, I have to say that Cool Tools has been kept open as one of my tabs on multiple devices throughout the school year, because in addition to learning the tools for the class, I found myself constantly trying out new things in my support role with BOCES. Doing technology integration for my former district was great, because I didn't have the usual awkward learning curve with a district that would usually happen (I had been their librarian for years), and as a result, my former colleagues asked a lot about new tools that they had heard about...or saw...or they asked for suggestions. Through this journey, I learned so much about so many tools, some of which I had seen before, some I had used but