Yep.

1. I think my favorite things were the Animoto and LiveBinders. I think this is such a broad question that it's kind of hard to answer. This program has shown me that things are always changing online and with technology and that I need to not get complacent with my knowledge. I think some of the things that could be done differently with this format to improve the program would be to reevaluate the effectiveness of the links given and the actual 23 things. For example, I don't know if people these days really need to explore Facebook or YouTube. I don't have any helpful suggestions with what to replace these "Things" with, though.

2. Hopefully I'll maintain this blog. I like to write, and I like that this can be a place where I can come back to and reflect on what I've done through this class this semester. I didn't keep the same amount of paper notes that I usually do, so I'm using this as my notebook. I can come back and review the different places I've been and signed up on. I hope that, in the future, when I find new things with Web 2.0 or with any kind of technology I'll come back here and write for myself.

Thing # 23

I took a short cut and just googled "23 Things Original" and found this page. The header includes "If you are interested in duplicating or modifying this program for your organization, please see Program Notes on About Page and contact Helene Blowers for information." This, to me, shows that 23 Things was created by someone else and made available for modification. On APSU's own 23 Things About Page it states "Learning 2.0 - 23 Things for Teachers is based on Learning 2.0 - 23 Things. That program is based on the Learning 2.0 program that was designed by Helene Blowers, Technology Director at the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Public Library system, with the support and assitance of several staff. Helene's program was loosely based upon Stephen Abram's article, 43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year (Information Outlook - Feb 2006) and the website 43Things." 


Now that I know about Creative Commons I will be even more aware of copyright. I will pay attention to what I'm going to use to make sure I'm using it in the proper manner so that I won't open up myself, the school, or the school system up for any liability. It's great to know exactly where to go to find sources and what tags to search for when I'm on sites researching material for lesson plans. 

Thing # 22

Educ 5540

The three binders I've created are Educ 5540 (for this class), Poetry, and Literature. I've only made Educ 5540 public because I like the option of keeping some binders private. Eventually, once I get more resources, to where I think maybe they will be beneficial to others I'll make them public.

The thing that gets me is that this is one more thing that may have been better earlier in the semester. I could have used this to place everyone's Website of the Day website into.

I can see a lot of uses for the classroom with this. It does not even necessarily have to be a graded project-- I think this would be a great research tool for the students while they're creating projects or preparing to write a paper. Also, as a way to differentiate instruction a LiveBinder could be used to assist students in creating a "reference" page. Instead of creating a paper reference page students could place their resources/references in one binder.

Thing # 21

Make your own slideshow at Animoto.

I was really pleased with how easy it was to use Animoto. It was easy to navigate, easy to upload, and the choices were pretty much laid out as easy as I could have hoped it to be. I already had these images pre-made on my computer from another video I had created (through Movie Maker) and this Thing took me less than five minutes to complete. It was so, so simple. I can see it being used by the students as a way to create different slide shows, maybe for projects or maybe just because they're bored and there's free time in class.

Thing # 20

I'm still amazed at some of the stuff that the 23 Things is asking us to do. Explore YouTube is one of the ones that kind of dumbfounds me. I have to keep reminding myself that Thing # 20 was originally posted in 2008.

By October 2008 YouTube only had 15 hours of video uploaded every minute. In 2010 it was up to 24 hours every minute. YouTube's own press statistics say that over 60 hours of videos are uploaded every minute. I'm not saying that in a first world country, in a suburban/urban area that it is NOT impossible that someone is not familiar with YouTube, I just think it would be incredibly rare and I'm not entirely sure if a graduate class actually needs to explore YouTube now.

I like how user-friendly the site can be. I really dislike, though, the recent homepage changes they've made. When you have subscriptions you get a list of videos recently uploaded. The old homepages allowed you to ignore/hide videos you didn't want to watch or have already seen. This update has removed that feature. I'm not a fan of having to scroll through uploads repeatedly.


That being said, this is one of my favorite covers:

Thing # 19

I'm a member of a very few online communities. Some of them I consider to be very private communities, made up of only trusted friends and friends of those trusted friends. Some of them are very, very public -- like YouTube. I like being connected to people, especially my friends.  I like being able to communicate with them even if they're in Mississippi for work or I'm in Tullahoma for training. My friends are very important to me, a kind of second family, so being able to take them where ever I go is liking be able to take the best parts of home with me.

I use IMDB all the time, but mainly for trivia purposes. The other week a friend was telling me how she didn't like Julia Roberts but there was one movie she had been in that she really liked. IMDB came out on the phone and we both looked through her credits until she realized she really did like Julia Roberts, it was Nicole Kidman she had a problem with.

Occasionally I go on last.fm, but I've tended to use Pandora more specifically to avoid the social, online community of last.fm. Sometimes I want to just listen to music without reading other people's opinions on this thirty second of the song. Saying that, I do like how other people can recommend bands that I might like.

I will definitely use What's On My Bookshelf and goodreads. I love reading so having access to communities where I can trade/receive books and also get good recommendations is so great. As soon as I get this posted I will probably spend a good amount of time exploring these sites tonight.

Thing # 18

I honestly can not believe that this is still a Thing. In 2008, when this Thing was first published on the APSU 23 Things blog there were only 100 million users. Now, there's 845 million. It's the number one social networking site. I have absolutely no idea how anyone, in a first world country, has not heard of Facebook. Even if you don't have a computer, television talks about it all the time. Even if you don't have a television, radio commercials are constantly telling us to "like" them on Facebook.

I like Facebook. I originally set up an account there about 5 or 6 years ago but didn't use it at first because I didn't really see the point in it. Then more and more of my friends started signing up. We started connecting and I really enjoy the fact that I know what they're up to even when they're a world away. I have recently found and reconnected with my best friend from 2nd grade who grew up into a Marine.

It's important for educators to know how social networking sites work for a lot of different reasons. They need to know what kind of information that their students could have access to if they don't secure their personal pages. I can see a school application for this, and particularly a class application -- teachers can create class Facebook page as a way for parents and students to stay connected to what's going on. It would create an almost instant communication forum.

Thing # 17

I've known about social bookmarking sites for a while but I never really thought to take a look at them. Now that I have, I can see how they would be really beneficial. I tend to move through a lot of computers -- my laptop, my work computer, my parents' computer, on and on, so having a place that I can access, anywhere, to get my bookmarks would be great.

I know that other people would really like the social aspect, too, but I honestly don't know if I would ever use Delicious in that manner. Maybe not right now, at least, but I can definitely see how it would be useful for teachers. It would be an easy way to network and find the best sites for the subjects you're teaching. It would also be a great way to find people who are outside of your district who may be able to help mentor us, as new teachers.

Thing # 16

I use Google Chrome and I like the simplicity of the homepage. All of my most visited websites on one page. I can see how knowing the iGoogle homepage could be useful, but I don't think I would honestly ever use it. Maybe I need to play around with it some more. While I'm typing this I'm moving back and forth between this screen and my iGoogle homepage I'm setting up. So far all I've been doing is deleting gadgets. I'm going to try to set up some bookmarks and RSS feeds, but I really think that I'm going to go back to my regular Chrome homepage.

I feel about the same way with online calendars. I can see how they would be helpful for people with a large family, but for my own personal use I don't think I would ever really use one. I have my phone on me almost constantly, so any information I need I can store there without having to worry about portability. I can, of course, see how online calendars would be great in a classroom setting-- not only would you be able to share with the students when assignments are due, but parents could also be aware of what the daily lessons were and what is expected of their children in the near future. There would be no last minute runs to the store.

I really like the web site Lifehacker. There's so much information there, presented in such an easy and engaging way, that it's kind of a little mini-heaven for a trivia fan like me. I love knowing things and knowing where to go to find new things. Like right now, I know that I need to get a belt replaced on my car. A few clicks on Lifehacker and bam: How to Change a Serpentine Belt. I would definitely recommend Lifehacker to my friends.

Thing # 15

I have a real wariness about Wikis just because they are so open to people. It's very, very trusting. And even if people go into a Wiki to edit it with full intentions of being helpful and good, they may just be completely misinformed. And then you have this cycle of misinformation perpetuating.

While I think Wikis are useful on a certain level, as maybe a way to get a kind of base understanding on a subject, but that's about all. I think it could be the start of a source of knowledge but it should never be the final destination.

With that said, I can imagine using Wikis in a class setting as part of a project for the students. Say that the lesson was about the solar system-- the students could create a Wiki where they all update the different areas with the knowledge they've gathered. This would also be a great way to create test reviews.

Thing # 14

I love flow charts. Love them. I think there's a lot of different great ways to use them, and not just educationally. I've been known to make flow charts for ridiculous reasons. I've flow charted the lyrics to Ice, Ice Baby, for example.

I wanted to play around with mind mapping, but the first website I went to, mindmeister, was a pay to use site. I went to bubbl.us and started playing around with that site. I was really, really pleased with how easy it was to use. I'm not normally a big mind mapper, but I think this website could turn me around. I'd rather type then write, most of the time, which is why I don't map on paper, and the fact that I can move from one bubble to another by hitting a few buttons means I can move pretty rapidly.

I think I'm a new fan.

Thing # 13

I played around with Zoho Writer for a while and a few of the features I found that could be really helpful are the features under Mailings. They have, what appears to me, a simplified way to do Mail Merges. Zoho also has almost all of the things that a standard word processing application has and is set up very similar to Microsoft Word, which I find to be helpful. They're not trying to reinvent the wheel and make things extra complicated for their users. Another feature I really liked about Zoho is that it gives the writer the option to publish it straight to their blog. I could see many uses for collaboration among students, in small groups, with the option of sharing their final project through a class blog for everyone to access and view.

I chose to make a drawing with Google Docs. Although my drawing isn't the best, it allowed me to play with a couple of different features before I published it. I didn't bother looking for instructions, I just kind of started hitting buttons and I was really pleased with how easy it was to navigate and do what I wanted to do, like hide the cat behind the arrow. I also really liked how they gave you the option to make the lines dotted, which seems like you would be able to use this application to create  images for the students to color and cut out.

I can see many uses for students to work collaboratively with Google Docs. For example last semester in one of my classes we had a major group project due. Part of this project included presenting to the rest of the class. I know that one group used Google Docs to share resources, complete their group paper, and create a presentation to share for the class. They talked about how they were able to work together without having to meet and that Google helped to facilitate this. 

I think I like Google Docs more simply because I am more familiar with Google than I am with Zoho. I'm more likely to return to Google because of the ability to flow easier among different aspects of Google (Gmail, Blogger, Google Docs, etc) than Zoho.

Thing # 12

I have had some previous experience with Google Alerts, but that was about a million years ago, when Andy Kaufman was suppose to have come out of hiding if he had really faked his death. But that's neither here nor there. 

Since that time I haven't looked at Google alerts. There are many more options now as opposed to when I was looking for Andy Kaufman's zombie. I particularly like that you can schedule how often and how many results you want to receive.

When I was in high school and college there was a website called Babelfish. It would translate inputted words or websites, but it did it pretty poorly. That's pretty much been my only experience with any translation websites, so I wasn't expecting much out of Google Translate. I was pleasantly surprised at how cleanly it translated.

I can see how the alerts could be used in a class setting. If there is a semester long project about a current event that the students have to do, they could be required to set up Google Alerts in order to stay up to date about what's occurring. Even if there isn't a project, the students could be required to set a Google Alert and report, weekly, to the class about the newest Alerts they've received.

Google Translate has fairly obvious educational uses. It could assist students in foreign language classes to learn as well as help ESL students to get a firmer grip on words and phrases they may not understand.

Thing # 11

Just a little digression before I address this topic: I really wish that the links on the APSU 23 Things page opened in a new window.

I can answer the "which method of finding feeds easiest" question by saying this: I really didn't like Topix.net. The homepage was cluttered and the feeds listed weren't interesting to me. I can see using the Google Blog Search to find blogs that don't really have to do with anything professional where as Technorati would help find more professional, established sources.

Topix.net wasn't so much confusing as... just cluttered. There was a lot going on in it. It was actually surprising that we were linked to it, I thought. I went to The Way Back Machine to see what it looked like in 2008: 

As compared to what I saw today:

I like the older version better. 

I looked through Google Blog Search and searched for Calvin and Hobbes (one of my favorite comic strips of all time) and found this: http://teachingwithcalvinandhobbes.blogspot.com/ , a blog dedicated to a book that does what it says (teaches with Calvin and Hobbes) and as much as I love that strip, I had never thought of using it as a teaching tool, but it makes almost immediate sense, like something I should have been doing all along.

Thing # 10

I kind of wish that this "Thing" had been done before "Thing # 4." If we had gone ahead and set up RSS feeds for the blogs of all our other classmates, commenting on their blogs would probably have started faster, and there may have been more communication, earlier, between peers. I really hate having to scroll all the way down, past a million other course sections, to get to our class to see who has updated.

What I like about RSS is how easy it is to get everything in one place. It's kind of the same reason I'm a fan of Google Chrome-- all my most visited websites are at the homepage, so I can click to where I want to go immediately.

I know I'll be able to use RSS in my daily life. It will help me to consolidate a lot of personal interests into one area, allowing me to visit one site quickly without having to continually visit multiple sites, hoping that they have updated their page.

As far as educationally, in a school setting, I can see how Google Reader would be a great tool to have. An educator could subscribe to RSS feeds that tie into standards that they're currently teaching, make their Google Reader public, and inform students how to access it. It will give the students another way to access information about subjects they may be really interested in.

Thing # 9

I wasn't a big fan of any of the generators. I didn't like the layouts of the site, or the content they offered. I did like Image Chef the best of the four offered, the layout was the best and easiest to navigate. I messed around with the candy heart generator.


 

I can't see too many uses for this image generator in a classroom, outside of Valentine's day.

I did a Google search on image generators and found this page from Mashable. It lists 13 image generator sites that they recommended. I liked this page for the different options for they linked to, including Comic Life and Movie Poster.

Comic Life and Movie Poster I can see as being very useful in the classroom. Movie Poster would be a great way to introduce new topics in the class.

It would also create a visual reminder of lessons the class has already completed. 

Comic Life could be used in a similar way. It could be offered to students as another way to complete assigned projects -- some students may not be the best at writing essays, but they could still put together a very impressive comic book about the same assigned topic. 

Thing # 8

My creation, a photo by MBullock14 on Flickr.

I chose to share a creation from a mashup called Jigsaw. It does what it looks like it does-- just takes a photo and turns it in a kind of faux-jigsaw. I would be more apt to use this mashup if it actually created jigsaw puzzles. I can see a wide use of jigsaw puzzles in an educational setting. And to be honest, in my personal life, as well. I'd totally give my friends jigsaw puzzles of the most random stuff. 


I can see how a lot of Flickr mashups could be useful in the school setting, especially those that link to a specific place, like the ones that... well, hold on. I had previously mentioned how links offered from APSU's 23 thing were old. Here's an example. I went to explore Mappr because it sounded pretty interesting and really useful in a school setting. As of 2007 (2 years before the publication of the APSU 23 post) Mappr  is no longer processing images from Flickr. It in fact linked you back to Flickr (to here). 


Either way, the idea of connecting pictures to physical places is a great idea, and one I can see as being very beneficial. 


As far posting pictures online, I can see the usefulness of it, but I am very, very wary about posting any pictures outside of Facebook. Things have a habit of living on forever.

Thing # 7

When I first started playing around with Flickr I was hungry. It's this broad period of time between lunch and dinner and I have no snacks, so I started exploring different food options. I started looking at pictures of Jello (because I'm hungry and also because my dog, the absolute best dog in the world, is named Jello). Then I looked at turnips. Then I looked at old women eating. Then I went to mashed potatoes (quite possibly my favorite food in the world) and finally ended up with pizza. I don't know what it is, but pizza is a very photographic food. Just look:





Domino's Wisconsin 6 Cheese Pizza, a photo by theimpulsivebuy on Flickr.


Also, and I didn't notice this anywhere else, but I had to use a very backwards way to get this picture on my blog. I had to sign up for Flickr, then connect it to my Blogger, let the picture post by itself, and then come back to the picture and add the text. 

Thing # 6

I chose to visit and review the site OpenTable only because I randomly clicked on it.

I wrote that sentence before I really looked at the site. Now that I've visited it I can say that I have absolutely no idea how I would possibly ever use this in a class setting, unless I was teaching the class it was possible to get a reservation, online.

Outside of no real use in a school setting (unless I was making a reservation during my lunch break for a dinner that I had forgotten about) I'm not entirely sure I like the site itself. The home page is kind of bland, but I suppose it's easy to navigate. When I clicked onto the Nashville site the page became a little more polished looking. It's easy to navigate. There are clear sections for reviews, you're able to easily view all the Nashville restaurants they provide this service for. It's free.

Would I use it? Probably not. I think in the past five years I've only called a restaurant once to see about reserving a table and that was only because it was a fairly large group on a Saturday afternoon -- even then they told me I didn't need to make a reservation. For someone who does make a ton of reservations, or at least likes to have the option to do so, this site would be useful. It's made itself even more useful by becoming an app for your smartphone.

Thing # 5

Web 2.0: A Guide for Educators was written in 2007. In technological time that might have been a thousand years ago. Yes, a lot of the stuff that the author mentioned is still in use, and still going strong (blogging, podcasts, RSS) but there's so much more that has developed that could play a very important role in the day to day life of teachers and students. Ipads or other tablets, for example, are far more common today than they were in 2007. The applications for use in the classroom are immense.

The Horizons Report was also written a technological lifetime ago -- 2008. Web 2.0 is the Future of Education was also written in 2008. In fact the link that was listed on the APSU 23 Things Blog (Located here) is, I think, outdated. The link just goes to the Tech and Learning home page. I had to search to find the actual article. Teachers 2.0 is at least current. This is all a prime example of how, even though the use of the internet is an incredible thing and has been, and will continue, to change education, it is also very fluid. If a teacher is going to use the internet as a resource they can't just post something once and use it forever-- they need to routinely check their links to ensure they go to the correct article or or that the information they provide is actually valid, up-to-date information that will benefit the students.

School 2.0 means to me an advancement in education. It means that education can be interwoven between the actual physical classroom, the home, and anywhere that the child is. With free wi-fi spots all over the place, and  wireless cards for laptops or tablets as well as smart phones, if we can put information online the child, allowing that the child is provide a device that can access the internet, can always have education right there with them. There would be no more worry about notes left at school the night before a big test, no more information limited to just the information (perhaps bias) written in the student's school book. There is so much potential out there, so many resources that if we used properly and showed the student how to use would open up so many different portals of learning. That's what School 2.0 means to me.

I hope that schools of the future can take this technology and use it to benefit the students. I believe, firmly, that students should have a lot of hands on experience. I'm a Constructivist -- I believe children learn best from their experiences. I would never want the school experience to become just computer based, I think hands-on labs and field trips and art projects are vital. The school of the future needs to find a way to combine both Web 2.0 and real life, authentic experiences to help prepare the student for college or career.

Thing # 4

Commenting creates a sense of community among bloggers. Blogging is a very lonely activity. Right now, for example, I'm sitting by myself, in my living room, the lights off, a television on, and my cat asleep on the back of the couch. There's no one else around. It's just me, typing away in a little white box.

This could feel pointless, like I might as well just sit in bed and think about the day instead of going through all the effort to turn on my laptop, sign into a website, pull up the appropriate page to start a new post, pick out the right string of words, worry and correct and double correct grammar.... for nothing. If there's no commenting there might as well be no one else in the world reading what I'm typing right now. And if there's no one reading then why go through all this effort when I could just think about it while I'm driving down the road?

Commenting is vital to this part of the internet. People need interaction, to know they're being listened to, even if they're not being agreed with, and people need to be able to respond to what they've read, even if it's to say I completely agree with you. If we don't have that connection, between blogger and reader, then all we have is another place that makes us feel disconnected and lonely.

ProBlogger  states that people should reward commenting in order to increase commenting. This seems obvious. Just like a blogger wants to receive comments, to know that they're being "heard" by somebody out there, the commenter wants to know that they've been "heard" as well. If you're a blogger and you receive a comment, but don't respond, pretty soon that commenter will stop commenting and may even stop reading your blog.

Drapes Takes mentions that some bloggers choose to respond to comments through email. I think, as a commenter, this is also something to keep in mind. You may come to a new blog, read a post, and scroll through comment after comment but never see any interaction between blog writer and commenter-- this may make a first-time commenter shy to comment. They may not see a point in it. It's still worth commenting, at least the first few times, and including your email, because that may be the way the blogger feels comfortable communicating.

Seven Blogs I Follow:

Personal:
Aziz is Bored -- Aziz Ansari is one of my favorite stand up comedians. His blog is full of links, pictures, and videos he finds funny as well as information about any upcoming shows he may be in.

My Secret Public Journal -- this is written by Mike Birbilglia, another one of my favorite comedians. I liked his stand up but I was really drawn in when I heard, on NPR, a story he told about his sleep issues (that's kind of an understatement).

Classmates:
Okay, here's where I'm kind of maybe too honest. If I don't like the look of a blog, the font or the bright colors, or anything like that, I kind of shut it down immediately. And I'm sure that I missed out on reading some really insightful stuff from some other classmates, but I'm all about ease. That's more or less how I chose the five I commented on:

Luanne -- I commented on her Thing # 9. She had created buttons and linked to the website she had used. Until I saw her entry I hadn't even thought of a button image generator, much less thought of how buttons could be turned into rewards in the classroom.

Kim --  I commented on Thing # 8. She seemed to have problems with some of the image generators, just like I did.

Matt -- I commented on Thing # 7. I really liked the title of his blog -- "23 Things I Did And You Are Reading About."

Scott -- I commented on Thing # 4. I liked his view on commenting, and how he commented on bloggers post to initiate a conversation.

Nathan -- I commented on Thing # 5. Nathan (a.k.a Ned) had a really interesting way of viewing both Web 2.0 and School 2.0

Thing # 3

I can see many uses for this blog (or a blog similar to this) in my teacher education program and in my future classroom).

Anne Davis's first mentioned creating a blog as a way to reflect on the teaching experience. If I (or anyone else for that matter) can get a blog that's established -- and by established I mean read by people who respond, even if it's only four people -- then not only can I create a place where I can write out what happened, allowing me to think and verbalize (in a way) what I have done and am doing, it will allow other people to input their advice, compliments, or constructive criticisms.

I think, for use in the classroom, the use of a blog would be extremely helpful. You could create posts reiterating what happened that day in class as a kind of live, up-to-the-minute study guide as reminders to those in class who may not have taken adequate notes or for those who were absent from class for whatever reason. It would also show the parents where their children are in class and what is constantly expected of them.

If we ask the students to create blogs (much in the same way you are asking us to create this) we will also begin to see a side of the students that they may not express in class. The more that we can learn about our students the better we will be able to tailor our lessons to best suit them.

Thing # 2

I went really bland picking my posting name and the name of my blog. I wanted to remain pretty professional, so that threw out most of my first kind of gut instinct names, and I figured it would be safest to just go as simple as possible. I chose my first initial and last name and 23... because of the 23 things we're suppose to do. It's not imaginative or playful or creative, but it gets the job done and I don't have to worry about offending anyone or coming across as unprofessional.

I feel fairly comfortable with most things that have to do with the computer or internet. I don't know a ton of technical stuff about the mechanics or HTML or javascript or that kind of stuff, but I feel like I know enough to learn quickly when presented with new things. Creating this blog was pretty easy for me. I've blogged before, as a way to keep in touch with friends and as a way to continue to write for an audience after graduation, so the format is familiar to me.

I created an avatar that looked sort of similar to me. Again, my first gut instincts were to create an avatar that didn't cater so much to my actual physical being but then again I wanted to try to take this seriously. I'm sure the more comfortable I get with this, and with this class, I'll probably change the avatar to look more ridiculous. Later. Maybe.

Thing # 1

I think the hardest part of the 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learning for me would be Habit 1 -- begin with the end in mind. I don't think I ever go into a learning experience thinking of what I want the outcome to be. I know that when I go into classes for school or training for work I'm always presented with the objectives of the course first-- the instructor is letting me know what they want me to come away with at the end of the day. But when I'm left to my own, when I'm at home or with friends or where ever, trying something new for the first time or trying to develop a skill that I'm really interested in (like making balloon animals) I never focus, really, on what I want to happen at the end. It's never in the forefront of my mind. I just want to go into and do it. This is something I probably need to become more conscience about.

The easiest part of the 7 1/2 Habits for me would definitely be 7 1/2 -- play. While I am pretty responsible and meet deadlines and can handle myself pretty decently in serious situations I am much, much more comfortable in a relaxed setting where I can make jokes and actually get my hands dirty. I like playing with "toys", be it art supplies or science lab equipment or a frisbee. I feel like I learn better that way.

I think if I can continue to play, throughout the rest of my life, I will always be a lifelong learner. I think if there's no stress, no worries about deadlines or grades, if I can just experiment with things, have fun going out and failing and trying again, as long as I can continue to do that with a smile, I will always want to learn and grow and add more information to my arsenal of awesomeness.