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This week’s assignment has given me a glimpse of what a true Web 2.0 tool is, and how powerful it can be. The other two ladies in my group live and/or work in areas of the state that would have made collaborating on an assignment impossible not too very long ago. As Dallas McPheeters points out, the web truly has transitioned from a “… static tool of document storage to an interactive network inviting collaboration at all levels.” I have chosen to further my education in the field of technology in order to continue to gain knowledge and stay current. As George Siemens states in his video, we must “continue to stay current over the course of a lifetime”. I liken the connectivism network Siemens refers to as the network of cohorts I have come to know and value during this course. They, individually and collectively,have broadened my learning. Individuals who choose not to move forward with technology and varied forms of learning will find themselves obsolete in the not too distant future.

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