Slowly Getting There

I am still working on my VoiceThred but I am almost done. I think I need to give up on my desire for it to be perfect as it's my first time working with this program. I am enjoying playing around with it though. It's really fun. Our class discussion is finished this week as well. Glad that's over - just another thing to be done. It was great and our discussion was quite detailed and had depth of conversation. I enjoyed our topic on assessment and mine inparticular on reflection. Good times. Now I NEED to finish Vioce Thread to day and do soem serious work onmy final project. Looking forward to devoting some time towards that!

Working on VoiceThread

I am now fully emerged in VoiceThread. I have been playing around with the technology and I look forward to actually trying to use it for our Team Earth project. If it works out I feel I will actually use this technology all of the time next year. As a PE teacher and a coach VT can come in very handy when trying to teach a new skill (PE) or learning a play (coaching). I can't wait to see how I do. I'm now too tired to continue though so I will wait until tomorrow. It's been quite a busy week with our partner assignments due, my team moderating a class activity, working on team projects, responding to class discussions. It's a lot! I also need to really start focusing on my final project. I feel I will have much more time next week for this. I hope so!

Partner Assignment Finished

Well I am officially done the partner assignment. Overall it went very smoothly and I actually really enjoy the course that my partner and I created. Next on the list is the team project and moderating. It's a busy week but I guess that's what to expect when you take a 12 week course in 6 weeks. On to VoiceThread!!!

Chats and Class Discussions

Both the partner chats and the team project chats are going really well. I am really liking typewith.me. It is such a great program for online collaboration. This week our group is also in charge of moderating the class discussion. We have our questions all figured out already which is great so now it's just a matter of responding to discussion from classmates. There are a few people in the class that write the longest responses! It's tough to read them because they are so long so I get discouraged from reading them. Other than that the class is going great. It's a ton of work but it's so applicable so it's actually fun to do the work!

Class Discussions = LOADS of Reading

I am finding the amount of reading on the class discussions a bit much. I find myself having to stop reading them as I lose my focus after only a few. I think it's because I feel anxious about having to reply instead of just enjoying the reading and posting a reply if I have something meaningful to add. Other than that I am finding the course really useful. I have already learned so many new technologies and I am eager to try them in the classroom. VoiceThread (group project) is already giving me ideas in the area of athletics. It would be great to review game tape on such a program. Or analyze a skill for a PE assignment. It's very cool!