Time well spent.

I realize that this whole “head first” emersion into technology along with additional course work and requirements and all the new "stuff" I am leaning takes up A LOT of time, time that most days I don’t really have. But in reflecting and weighing the pros and cons of it all I have to say that although it can be extremely frustrating (sometimes to the point of tears) the countless hours I have spent sitting at my dining room table in front of a laptop, I have learned so much about a lot of different resources that I otherwise would have NEVER sought out on my own. Although I may not be super good at any one thing I now have a repertoire of many different resources that I know something about and can share with others when the topic and/or opportunity arises. If I am going to be an administrator who models what I expect, I think that I will have to do this kind of learning. I will need to know about the things that I want teachers and students to use and if I don’t try to learn it on my own, whether it’s a course requirement or a personal inquiry, I may never learn it at all and that would make me a hypocrite. I know that I will have to make time to learn the things that I need to know to make my school a better place and those things I am sure will have a lot to do with advancements in technology and how they are best utilized in my building. Therefore, I have to admit that although this is all very time consuming, it is without a doubt, time well spent.