Wishing

I feel that my time with this project has been very fulfilling! I was able to find many different types of resources with excellent information. I used the internet, the library, ask-an-expert, and documentaries. The AASL Standards For the 21st-Century Learner states under 2.1.4 skills, "Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information". I feel that I applied this standard throughout the entirety of my project as well as in my final presentation of my topic. I used four different types of technology throughout this project: a concept map, a web-based tool such as ask-an-expert, a pathfinder, and my final product was a power point presentation. Using different types of technology really enhanced what I was able to do with this project.

Throughout this process I did struggle with what I should do with all of the information I had found. I felt overwhelmed at times and had to change the questions I posed due to the amount of information I found. If I were to do this project again I would make my questions more specific and focus on just one part of the Holocaust. For instance the concentration and death camps. There is more then enough information out there that I could have done my project on that alone!

Thinking back on this project I feel that I will be able to be more open when students come into my media center with a topic they would like information on. They are eager to learn information just like I was. I hope that I will be able to help them narrow their focus down to something managable.

At times students may come in and want to find just enough information to get their project finished. Hopefully, I can help them look at the whole picture and become a little more excited about finding information on their topic. By using different types of resources, including technology, maybe I can show them how interesting learning can be!