The document discusses Yan Dai's journey learning various technologies through an ED 271 technology applications course. It describes Yan being inspired by her professor, Dr. Cyrus, to explore different tools for her assignments. Over the course of the semester, Yan learned to use Moodle to track assignments and grades and communicate with her professor and classmates, Blogger to document her growth, Questionaut as an interactive learning tool, iMovie to create videos, and Voicethread for group conversations. She also learned about digital safety, creating online posters with Glogster, organizing binders online with LiveBinder, building an ePortfolio, designing her own website, and creating lesson plans using the ASSURE model.