Task_3-Reflection

Here is our ScreenR presentation.  
http://www.screenr.com/Vkx7

This week I feel that I did not contribute as much as I wanted to.  Although, I did keep in contact with Napua and share some ideas for our ScreenR presentation.  Maybe because there was not much for all of us to do, I feel as I did not do a whole lot.  I'm honestly really sad that this is our last post for the class.  I really enjoyed this class.  I learned so much about the different resources available, different teaching tools, made new friends, and so much more.  The list just keeps going on and on.  I'd really like to thank Napua for being such a great leader!! We would not have been able to do this without you, you really kept us all on track.  To all my other group members Maricar, Alexa, and Kelsey, it was really nice meeting you guys as well as working in this group together.  We have accomplished sooo much it's so sad that it has to end.  Congrats Honu's we did it!!! Take care and Happy Holiday's 

Task_3-6_Reflection

     It is important to use teams in PBL because it allows students to collaborate.  Collaboration is an excellent way for students to learn.  They can share their ideas and learn from each other.  They can see and understand from another persons perspective.  They can can also work together and help one another out. 

     When students work in groups common problem that often occurs would be that one student does more than the other.  Or in simpler terms, one student does all of the work load while the other is just along for the ride and or grade and they all receive the same grade.
     A strategy that could be used to manage the team would be to have assigned roles for each student as well as student evaluations as to how and what each student did to contribute.  This can be done individually that way you have a better idea.  
     This week our group did not have any questions and or problems.  Everything went smoothly.  

Week 15 Teamwork

Our group was assigned to the "Breathless in.." student.  

     “Breathless in…” will call at the first sign of an issue and tends to cry wolf a bit.  This can be annoying, but this student also often serves as an ‘early warning system’ to the instructor.  They tend to overreact to any deviation or lack of response by a teammate, especially if they have had a prior negative team experience.  They can lead to an escalation of conflict in the team by their early overreactions. 
     3 Strategies on how we can deal with this person are:
1.  Being understanding is most important.  Let the group know what is going on, express yourself, share your ideas, be a team.  If you can do all of that plus a little more, then everything will work out and go according to plan.  

2.  Communication is also very important.  This is actually probably most important.  But a few ways to communicate are by exchanging phone numbers, email addresses, twitter, etc. there are so many different ways to communicate now days.  Talk to the other person let them know what is going on and keep them up to date.  

3.  Be encouraging.  At times a person may need that little pick up to help lift them and let them know that they can do it.  Help them build a strong sense of self efficacy.  Have patience because not everyone will understand and get things all at the same time.  Everyone learns and understands at different levels.  

Task_3-5_Reflection

This week I honestly did not have much to contribute.  I checked up on our google document and seeing what I could do to help contribute to our assignment.  My role this week was to just help within the document.  I did not have any other specific task.  I'm not too sure why but I did go in several times and read what was written and go ahead and edit the document as needed.  This week I made sure to keep in touch with my group leader and she's so awesome she made sure that we were all aware of our duties and tasks.  She always keeps us up-to-date and in the loop of what is going on.  We did not have any problems this week.  I feel that we have finally become a group and all work really well together.  We did it!! Good job Honu's!!

Task 3-4 Reflection

This week my job was to of course share my ideas with the group.  We all met on Thursday night in Google Docs.  I felt that we were able to get a lot done.  I feel that every week we are all getting better with communicating with one another.  This week my task was to contribute my ideas with the group as well as edit our document and do the screenr presentation.   supported my group by completing my tasks and doing my part.   This week I don't think that our group had any problems. We were able to work as a team and get everything done!!

Task_3-3_Reflection

This week I have met with my group members to gather our thoughts and ideas so we can put together and create our scenario for our students.  I helped my group by suggesting my thoughts.  Unfortunately I was unable to meet the first night but since we have such a great leader she met with the rest of us the following night.  I felt that we got a lot accomplished and it was really fun.  I did not know how to use the blackboard and never used it before and I must admit I still don't really know how to use it.  It's super confusing.  We chatted in the google docs, way easier.  But we did get a lot done.

This week my job was just to edit and share my ideas.  I had a lot of fun with this part of the assignment.  I like it when I get to be creative and use my imagination.  It's really fun!!

This week I was able to add my input and or suggestions to the group.  I also helped to edit our document.  Although I did not have to really edit anything because I thought it was really good I did re-read the document to see if there was anything that I wanted to add or change around.  I did add some input to the document.

I don't think we had any major problems.  Our problems were really minor like thinking of a team name and a villain name.  But we worked together to figure all of that out.  And yay, our communication skills are getting better!! I feel that each we are getting better and becoming more of a group!!

Task_3-2_Reflection

This week was still a little rough but as a group we are getting better.  We did communicate a lot more this week versus last week so we are getting there.  Napua does such a great job leading us as a group she's so awesome!! But she set up our document and we just had to fill it in and make comments.  My role was to make sure that I submitted our current event, Maricar and Kelsey had to respond to the Task 3-2 SLO Question.  Alexa had to just make any comments and or suggestions to the Task 3-2.

As I stated before I contributed to the group by making sure that our current event summary was done and submitted.  I also had to make any comments and or suggestions to our document.

What worked this week was that I felt as a group we are slowly coming together.  We are almost on the same page and communicating much better although there is still room for improvement, we are taking baby steps and improving.

For next week I will still work on communicating much better and checking up and following up more often.