Handhelds R Ann

Final Blog for Class

Well, class is over and I feel a little disappointed and a little brain fried. This was an awesome experience for me. I have learned so much and am very excited to purchase a set of handhelds for my school and get the teachers and students started on the road to the 21st century.
I really enjoyed meeting with the fifth grade students last Thursday. They were fun to talk with and to ask them what they really liked about handhelds. It was interesting to see their different responses to new applications. Some were a little afraid to try them, some jumped right in, and others gave up after trying just a few times. They reminded me of our class. As we shared what we knew about the handhelds and shared applications it seemed as if we were on the same level. I heard words like cool, awesome, can I have that one?, wow, that’s neat. And those were just from the adults.
We really missed Tony. But we realized that he had to be in Washington, D.C. getting that money. I wonder if he would be willing to start his own grant program with it, hmmmmmmmmm? Maybe I could be his first grant recipient? Wishful thinking, I guess.
I have appreciated Tony’s expertise in this area and his willingness to help whenever I got stuck on something. He was very understanding of all my questions and never made me feel like a total fool. Thanks, Tony, for all your knowledge and help.