EDLD 5352

•      Week 5.2 Assignment— Reflections and Status Report of your technology skills and knowledge gained in this course, your progress with your Campus-Supervised Internship Activities, and your progress with your Action Research Project.

REFLECTION:

One important skill learned during this course was collaboration in real time with others. I had never used the Google Shared Documents before, and found it quite simple to use. Several times I noticed that while I was adding to my part of the document, someone else was also working on their part. Updates to our work were shared immediately! Also, I was able to share with my peers what Web 2.0 Tools I use in the classroom and was also able to see other useful tools that they use. The LiveBinders might come in handy this year, as we have Nooks in my classroom and I found a LiveBinder for Nooks while learning about this Web 2.0 tool. Last, but not least, the Project Based Learning was an important reminder that students need more than worksheets. Students need “real world” experiences, and PBL is a great way to get kids interacting together with hands-on activities.

PROGRESS:

During my free time this summer, I have completed almost everything needed for my last class at Lamar. My Action Research Project was completed with the school year, and I had been gathering information throughout the year. The hardest part was sitting down, and getting it all on paper. I did one section at a time until it was finished. I don’t have the Reference page completed, because I can’t quite figure out how to do websites correctly. Other than a few minor tweaks, the paper is complete. The charts for the Campus Supervised Activities and the Course Embedded Activities are also almost complete. I tried to fill those in as I finished each class, but had to go back this summer and fill in a few and complete some summaries. When I start my last class these will be pretty much complete, and I will go over them to find any mistakes or missing areas.