Testing out adding a link to my published doc

Thoughts on Obama's Ed Tech Plan

This was my final reflection in my Intro to Instructional Tech class.  I'm posting it here simply to make sure I am successful at adding a link.  Baby steps :)

Overwhelmed!

I've gotten behind in my "23 things" as a result of final papers and projects that were consuming me this past month.  I'm done with classes and now have the next few weeks to completely focus on my own professional development, but I'm totally overwhelmed!  I created RSS feeds and now I have close to 400 articles and blogs waiting to be read in my google account.  I don't want to miss out on anything, but I can't possibly absorb all of that - especially when half of it is like a foreign language to me!  Somehow I need to focus my energies on one thing at a time (y'know the whole reason I started doing this 23 Things on a Stick to begin with).  I've only done the first few lessons including setting up a blog, editing photos and signing up for RSS feeds.  The next several I'm planning on lumping together as I'm pretty familiar with most of it including tagging, social networking, and  communication tools like email, texting and IM.  I will now focus on these three things (in no particular order): collaboration, podcasts, wikis and online productivity tools.  This should allow me to stay somewhat focused without getting too incredibly overwhelmed (unless I get sidetracked by my RSS feed).