Blog Seventeen- The final lecture.
May 24, 2012
This week was the final lecture and workshop of the unit. Although I feel relieved for classes to be over I also feel nervous about the mark I may have recieved for the assignment three. The lecture this week was about the exam and what we will need to revise. I currently feel quite confident when it comes to the exam but I know that after the study break I will feel sure of myself. Using the information I have learnt this semester will definately prepare me for the future and the many ways that I can be a great teacher using technology. I have found this topic interesting at some points but sometimes I had wished the lectures had gone further into things and therefore provided me with more knowledge. I know that is the next few days Meaningful learning with Technology text book will become my best friend and I'm sure that it contains lots of information that I have missed over the semester.
In the workshop we each had a go at marking our own yola website, in the end i provided myself with a credit. There was still so much that I needed to add to it to make it a professional e-portfolio. I discussed with my sister why I only gave myself and credit and I replied that I needed to make it exciting to read by adding pictures, screenshots and more links to my blog. I also needed to add the latest resources that I have used to the Links and Resources for Teachers page and also add a brief description of them so that the viewer can understand what the website is before clicking on it. She told me that she needed to fix the same things up but also check her spelling on the website as without a spellcheck she easily looks over things.
Jenni then asked the groups to stand up and present the video for their Wikispaces website. My heart sunk and I knew that Jess felt the same. We were the only group members that were there as Kirsty had not shown up and Bianca had left after a few short minutes. We knew for a fact that Bianca had bothered to look at the finished product or the video as she had told us. We hadnt even heard from Kirsty after she had done her bit.
The first group went up and straight away put our work to shame, they had done a really great job and it was obvious that they communicated really well in and out of the classroom. The other groups went up one at a time and showed us what a great job they did. During the presentations Jenni sat with me and Jess and asked us how we worked as a team. We told her the honest truth about the lack of work and communication provided by the other girls and she was able to assure us that she was sure that we did okay. She offered us the chance to not present our video because of lack on quantity and quality and instead me and Jess stood up and told the class the problems we had with the video and the computer in the process of making a wiki. Jess and I were very relieved.
As this is the final assignment it means that this will be my final blog, this has probaly been the most enjoyable part of the unit, a chance to share my frustration, confusion and relief towards assignments. I had never blogged before this and am quite surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I have. Blogging is a great chance to communicate, express feelings and reflect on the way you have learnt which is three things I have done over these last few months.
In the workshop we each had a go at marking our own yola website, in the end i provided myself with a credit. There was still so much that I needed to add to it to make it a professional e-portfolio. I discussed with my sister why I only gave myself and credit and I replied that I needed to make it exciting to read by adding pictures, screenshots and more links to my blog. I also needed to add the latest resources that I have used to the Links and Resources for Teachers page and also add a brief description of them so that the viewer can understand what the website is before clicking on it. She told me that she needed to fix the same things up but also check her spelling on the website as without a spellcheck she easily looks over things.
Jenni then asked the groups to stand up and present the video for their Wikispaces website. My heart sunk and I knew that Jess felt the same. We were the only group members that were there as Kirsty had not shown up and Bianca had left after a few short minutes. We knew for a fact that Bianca had bothered to look at the finished product or the video as she had told us. We hadnt even heard from Kirsty after she had done her bit.
The first group went up and straight away put our work to shame, they had done a really great job and it was obvious that they communicated really well in and out of the classroom. The other groups went up one at a time and showed us what a great job they did. During the presentations Jenni sat with me and Jess and asked us how we worked as a team. We told her the honest truth about the lack of work and communication provided by the other girls and she was able to assure us that she was sure that we did okay. She offered us the chance to not present our video because of lack on quantity and quality and instead me and Jess stood up and told the class the problems we had with the video and the computer in the process of making a wiki. Jess and I were very relieved.
As this is the final assignment it means that this will be my final blog, this has probaly been the most enjoyable part of the unit, a chance to share my frustration, confusion and relief towards assignments. I had never blogged before this and am quite surprised that I enjoyed it as much as I have. Blogging is a great chance to communicate, express feelings and reflect on the way you have learnt which is three things I have done over these last few months.
Posted by Emily mcdonald.