Task_ 3-2 Reflection

1.    What roles did the members of your team have this week?

     This week for some reason a lot of us were a bit confused about what exactly it was that we had to do.  I'm not sure why but I read the task multiple times and I still did not understand it.  Napua did an excellent job explaining what it was that needed to be done.  As a group we all decided and agreed that Napua would be an excellent group leader.she always keeps us on track. And reminds us what needs to be done.  Napua created our newsletter and to be honest I can say that I did not do much.  I read it and re read it to make sure it made sense and that I liked it but that's about it. I let her know that it sounded good and she did not to make any corrections.  As a group she wanted us to read, proof read and edit if needed.  I will step it up and do more this upcoming week.

2.    Given your role in the group this week, how did you contribute to group?
     As stated before I proofread and let Napua know what I thought about it.  I told her that no changes were necessary.  I don't think I did much.

3.    What worked well this week?
     What worked well for our group is that we some what communicated a little more.  Napua is an excellent leader and many of us go to Napua for guidance.  We communicate by text which helps a lot.

4.    What will you do differently next time?
     I will make sure that I understand what needs to be done and do way more in the upcoming weeks.        I will communicate more with my group.

Web 2.0 Debrief

After completing a review on a web 2.0 tool, I would definitely use the web 2.0 tool that I have selected.  The web 2.0 tool that I selected was make beliefs comix.  I would use this because it allows students to create their own comics and use their creativity and imaginations.  Students can create a whole story with this tool.

Prior to this activity I would just use what was provided or what other people were using.  I did not really take the initiative to go out and find new ideas and or tools.  I guess it was because of ease of access as well as part laziness.  After doing this activity I have found many different web 2.0 tools from my fellow team mates and classmates.  

As for improving the web 2.0 selection I feel that it is really good that we are able to go out and look for different web 2.0 tools.  This keeps us all aware and we can learn about new tools all of which will help us as future teachers.  I really enjoyed looking for a web 2.0 tool and it was such a tough decision having to choose just one.  

Educational Technology Reflection

During these first couple of weeks of school I have created different software tools such as Twitter, Diigo, iGoogle, and Google Reader.  If it were not for this class I would not have any of those software tools.  I am really glad that I am taking this class because it has forced me to use such tools and I'm finding that I really like them and they actually make my life a lot simpler.  It saves me a lot of time.

I definitely plan on using the resources that I have gathered in my personal learning network.  I got used to always checking my iGoogle this week or so and I really like it.  It keeps me some what up-to-date and in the loop on what is going on in the world (local news, world wide news, teaching, etc).

I definitely think that a new teacher could really use such resources.  It will help them a lot and I'm sure that they will really like it and they will realize that it is very valuable to them.  I don't think that only a new teacher could use such resources; i feel that these resources could also help teachers who are already teaching as well.


Screenr
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