Week Three reflections
The way I helped others:
Twitter contributions: I asked several questions that I think many of us wanted to know. It made life easier for all those who had the same question but were too embarrassed to ask! It helps when we are willing to broach subjects that are difficult.
I did the same by asking for a step-by-step approach to our research. I think being assertive about getting clarification is helpful to the whole class. It was progress for me to stay up with the conversation and to be able to participate with less frustration and fewer mistakes. Improvement is always nice.
During the weekend I commented on the blogs of Tracie, Lenore, and Jon. All three had impressive posts.
1. What new resources, curated resources, or ideas did you share this week?
I shared information on Grammar Girl, a fun website for improving grammar. I also share ideas for refining essential questions. I thought this information would be helpful to Jon who is doing his research on apps that teach grammar. I felt that my comments did a good job of encouraging people.
2. What did you intend these new resources, curated resources, or ideas to do in terms of impacting others’ learning?
Specifically, I intended to help with both topics and refinement of essential questions. In a general sense, I was hoping that my comments would help encourage my classmates.
3. What was the actual impact (that you could discern)?
It was tough to tell without additional feedback. I know that I would have liked to receive the information I passed on.
4. What would you do differently next week?
Try to post earlier so that I can get feedback on my own post and so that I can have a better chance at conversation with those who I comment on. I also think I could have received some comments on my blog if I had posted sooner.
The way others helped me:
I learned about Diigo and Google scholar. I tried both of them out. Google Scholar may become my new best friend in the research game. Diigo? Not so much. I still haven’t gotten over printing out articles so that I can highlight and write on them in real pen and ink. I figure the ink cartridges and paper are less valuable than my sanity. I love my nook, but not for research, just novels and People magazine. No need for Diigo on those, unless I do some research on some Kardashians or Miley Cyrus.
The way I helped others:
Twitter contributions: I asked several questions that I think many of us wanted to know. It made life easier for all those who had the same question but were too embarrassed to ask! It helps when we are willing to broach subjects that are difficult.
I did the same by asking for a step-by-step approach to our research. I think being assertive about getting clarification is helpful to the whole class. It was progress for me to stay up with the conversation and to be able to participate with less frustration and fewer mistakes. Improvement is always nice.
During the weekend I commented on the blogs of Tracie, Lenore, and Jon. All three had impressive posts.
1. What new resources, curated resources, or ideas did you share this week?
I shared information on Grammar Girl, a fun website for improving grammar. I also share ideas for refining essential questions. I thought this information would be helpful to Jon who is doing his research on apps that teach grammar. I felt that my comments did a good job of encouraging people.
2. What did you intend these new resources, curated resources, or ideas to do in terms of impacting others’ learning?
Specifically, I intended to help with both topics and refinement of essential questions. In a general sense, I was hoping that my comments would help encourage my classmates.
3. What was the actual impact (that you could discern)?
It was tough to tell without additional feedback. I know that I would have liked to receive the information I passed on.
4. What would you do differently next week?
Try to post earlier so that I can get feedback on my own post and so that I can have a better chance at conversation with those who I comment on. I also think I could have received some comments on my blog if I had posted sooner.
The way others helped me:
I learned about Diigo and Google scholar. I tried both of them out. Google Scholar may become my new best friend in the research game. Diigo? Not so much. I still haven’t gotten over printing out articles so that I can highlight and write on them in real pen and ink. I figure the ink cartridges and paper are less valuable than my sanity. I love my nook, but not for research, just novels and People magazine. No need for Diigo on those, unless I do some research on some Kardashians or Miley Cyrus.
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