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01:550 Computer Applications in Educational Administration  Summary: This course was the fourth course that I took in my Master’s program. I have always been an individual that is interested in and makes use of technology. This course involved communicating on-line and providing information to the instructor and other students. So the use of technology was already inherent in the delivery of the program. The students and professor had one face to face meeting in Brandon where special presentations on specific useful administrative programs took place as part of the course. This meeting also coincided with a meeting of technology coordinators from Brandon School Division who were able to help the students with various questions and to show various applications. The culminating activity of the course was to develop a technology plan for my school which was a very valuable endeavour.  Benefits/Resultant Knowledge  The sharing of information between students and professor was excellent and one which I enjoyed very much. The sharing allowed us to discover useful computer applications that we could then take and find out more about and then use in our individual settings if so desired. We were also afforded many opportunities to ask questions of one another and seek out the usefulness of the material presented.  Professional Use  With the sharing of information that took place and the ability to ask questions, I was able to take some ideas back to my school and school division and begin working with them. It was great to get the feedback from peers in the field regarding the usefulness of the software applications and this was taken back with me to my area of work. The technology plan that was developed was consulted and used in my school setting and has formed a template for future technology plans and deliberations. 