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Marilyn Ferguson, an American writer said, “Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.” I have decided that is the case with my EdTech class. I walked into class thinking I would be fine as long as I followed along and paid attention. Wrong! I couldn’t even remember how to log in to whatever it was we were supposed to be logging into. (Honestly I couldn’t even remember important points about the video we watched until other students commented on the prompts we were given.) I had to ask both classmates and my instructor for clues. While everyone was typing away, finding links and proper screens, I had to ask for assistance with almost every one. Time to create a notebook that contains links and hints to all this techy stuff I am supposed to be using but can’t seem to remember ever seeing it before. We have projects coming up and thankfully someone took pity on me and asked me to join their group. I must admit, even I wouldn’t have invited myself into a group. I honestly can’t remember one thing about how I signed in to Trello today, except I had to write the word week 39 times. I need to figure out a way to relax and let some of this information sink in. My poor instructor is so patient, but I feel lost and don’t know what to do except keep plugging away, and hope that Marilyn is right, that this is just where things get worse, but with effort on my part and patience on the part of my Instructor and classmates, things will soon start to get better.