Midway point in project

Technology is great when it works. When it doesn't, it is a whole different story.  In September, when I started this project, I expected that technology would be sound, applications would be readily available, and teachers would be excited about using Ipods in their classes.  This was not necessarily the case.  As the year progressed, it became apparent that it was going to be much more difficult to effectively implement this technology than I originally thought.  A number of technological, personnel, and personal issues have cropped up that have caused me to have to alter my plans.  That's okay, though.  This is all about learning and I am certainly doing that.  In fact, I think I am learning more about how not to integrate this technology than the other way around.  My final project may read as a "What not to do" paper more than a what to do.  So, now I am applying what I tell my own students, namely that it's okay to fall as long as you  keep getting back up.