Thing 12: Final Reflection
I have participated in cool tools for 3 or 4 years and I have gotten so much out of it. Last year I had some health issues and wasn’t able to complete the program but this year I was determined to complete at least 5 and maybe 10. This year, I was excited to see that there were many new topics that I was particularly interested in and also many others that as usual have been updated from previous years. What I like most about the “cool tools” programs is that it gives me a reason to look at a given topic more in depth. A good example is the digital citizenship cool tool. As I mentioned in that blog, I have wanted to create lessons on that topic for a while and hadn’t had a chance to take the time to research it. Now I have the information to put it together. The challenge for completing cool tools is always time but I like the combination of printing information and then going back and drilling down to get the additional resources. I prefer reading something on pape
