GAETI's Out for Summer

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Our last day for summer is here. So I have spent the last four weeks working with some really good people. I have gone through 4 weeks of technology that I have never seen. If some one had told me Aurasma existed I would not have believed them. It's just unbelievable all the things that you can do with technology. The sad thing is that somewhere in the world it old technology. I have some many things to talk about when I get back to work in August. I have so many things I want to show my students and co-workers. I really didn't have an idea of what GAETI would do for me. It's hard to believe that these 20 days have past by so fast. Oh how I will miss everyone. Good thing I was on my best behavior not like some other participants such as Josh and Teresa. I can't wait until September for our fall meeting to see what everyone has been working on. I can just tell Mr. Joblin will have tons of stuff. I will periodically add things to my weebly page. So that all for now.

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