final reflection post

I feel I learned a lot during this class, despite feeling quiet frustrated at times. I enjoyed completing the action research paper and feel like I am back up with fact if I want to incorporate smart phone apps into my own classroom. I am looking forward to using some of what I learned into my own classroom. It will be interesting to see if I am successful at incorporating a smart phone application like Remind.

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