Sunday, December 9, 2012

Final Reflection Video

Project # 13

How We Collaborated

During Project 15 and 16 our group used many tools some of the tools we used to communicate to one another and complete our project were Skype, Google Docs, Google chat, and Flip recorders. While working on these projects it was also Thanksgiving so we had to do our work individually but at the same time we posted our work on Google docs so that our teammates can see what we have been working on and if they have some suggestions to improve what we worked on. We also used Google chat to communicate the next time we were meeting and what our individual roles were. For project 16 we also met up and went over out parts with one another using Skype. We would read out roles to the other teammates and we would give each other feedback. Also for both Project 15 and 16 we used the Flip video recorders to record our video projects. Over all we worked very well together and using all of these tools helped us manage our time and allowed us to meet and communicate without being together in the same room.

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Project #15

PLN Final Post

My personal learning network is made up of people, places, events and seems to grow daily. I may never speak to or see most of the people and they may not have me in their learning and/or research environment, but they are in mine. I follow people on Twitter and I find others in the process of research or class assignments. Their follows lead me to others. My PLN has grown so much over this semester. I find it to be very helpful.

C4K summary

Lillian's Blog

In this students bolg she shared the the lies in high school. these ten lies were
1.they tell you they will help you
2.they are always there for you
3. you will enjoy your school year
4. no drug zone
5. they will always listen
6. the school is safe
7.they have the best teachers
8. you will graduate
9. have a good education
10. win every game you have
As we all know high school can be very difficult for some students and I guess this student is just pointing out things that she herself has came to a conclusion about.

Happy Birthday

on my other C4k the student wrote about her birthday. She told us about everything that she has gotten and shared what everything she got was. a few of the things she got were 20 dollar gift card and a lalaloopsy littles doll. She sounded very happy with all of her gifts and said she had a great birthday.

C4T Post# 2

How to Decentralize a Classroom

In Mrs. Heidi Siwak's blog she shared to the readers how much technology has come into her classroom this past year. She also said how her class is on a very big learning curve until they figure out how to use it effectively. This sounds a lot like out EDM 310 class to me. One thing she said they have struggled with is classroom layout and flow for collaborative learning. This week she came across two excellent videos that demonstrate how layout works to enhance collaborative, low risk, high-engagement learning. these two videos are very informative and helpful.
Steelcase Labs used design theory to reinvent learning spaces Fielding Nair International, a school in the USA looked at out to reinvent a school affordably.