Link to Screen R

After trying and trying, I was unable to link my Screen R video to my blog; however, I was able to embed it. Go figure. Haven't I learned anything this semester? Well, the definition of insanity is trying to do the same thing over with the same (or no)results. I am tired of trying to link the video so you get the whole video, no need to click!

Wrap_Up_Reflection: Week 16

Aloha Fellow Ed 279 Students As we come to the end of this spring semester, I hope that you have had as much fun as I have. I have learned a lot. I have also learned to better work together in a group. Mostly, I learned that I needed to be prepared when we got together so that I did not waste my time or anyone else's. Another thing I learned was to have flexibilty and patience for myself and others. At any time, any one of us could be having a rough or busy week. I feel that we were able to help eachother and work together to get the job done. Hopefully, I contributed enthusiasm and comic relief. Our fun times with the Pue'o Ladies at Starbucks in Waikele brought fun and challenges. Sometimes, we needed to adjust if someone was having a hard week. Somehow, we always seemed to get the job done and with style. Below is our final Screen R video of our Problem-based Learning Scenario. I hope that you all like it. Have a wondeful summer and congratulations to any AAT graduates for spring 2013. Aloha, Mary

Task_3_6_Reflection:

      This week the Pue'o group reflected on what it would be like to be or to deal with a "Breathless in Pearl City."  We have all been there, haven't we?  Overwhelmed and stressed out, we find it hard to step out of our comfort zones in order to try to relate and cooperate with others. So we can overreact and also create sttressful situations where none yet exists.

1.   In a PBL situation, where you have a grade level or department working together, the idea of group learning will lighten the workload.  The ideas flowing out of a group collaboration will be dynamic and creative. 

2.  The biggest problem that I see with student teams is in the initial workings in the team setting.  Everyone has different expectations.  Everyone's schedules are different.  Yet, everyone needs to have the same goal of working towards future group and thus individual success.  It is also hard if one group member fails to communicate or come through with their part of the project.  that leaves the others in jeopardy of a bad grade.

3.  The best strategy for managing conflict is constant communication between team members.  This is especially easy with the use of text messaging and e-mail.  No longer do you have to play phone tag or deal with lengthy phone calls.  The next strategy would be flexibility.  Learn to work together as a team.  Everyone's schedules are different; yours is not the only busy one.  Be compassionate and cooperative.

4.  Our group had no problems this week.  We work together very well as a group, so we it ws easy to share on this subject.    

Task_3-5_Reflection:

Alas, alas, the Pue'o Group realized that this would be our last meeting at Starbucks for the semester, though we vowed to meet at Chili's for a celebratory lunch after the semster is pau.  Once again, the Pue'o Ladies demonstrated our ability to work together as a well-oiled machine.  Girl-power!

Lauren was back as our go-getter, leading the charge to get things done.  We were able to score our big table at Starbucks right away and so with laptops out we tackled our task, each of us working on one portion of the document.  Did I mention that Google Docs is wonderful, though sometimes we got in eachother's "space".  Later, I edited the document at home.  As usual, there was some confusion, and then discussion about the task, but we worked through the problems to get things done.  Another great session at Starbucks!

Task-3-4_Reflection:

This week the Pue'o Group met again at Starbucks to discuss and work on our task.  We all brought our laptops.  Evette wrote on our Google Doc, while Cherise and I did research.  I worked on our Screen R presentation, a power point.  We attempted to record the powerpoint at Starbucks, but it was too noisy.  I will record it at home.  Lauren did not get to come to Starbucks; however, she posted our current event reflection on her blog.  There was some confusion about the term, "authentic assessment".  We also were a little confused about the specific tasks, the PTA Screen-R presentation and the Google Doc.  How did were they similar and how were they different?  We got that sorted out.  Once again, the Pue'o Group worked like a well-oiled machine, cranking out our tasks with efficiency and collaboration!

Task_3-3 Reflection:

This week our group again met at Starbucks and worked for over two hours, discussing and collaborating.  It has been a fun time.  Working with the Google Docs has been a fun frenzy of creativity!  I acted as the editor, correcting any grammatical errors as the the other gals furiously typed.  We built on our ideas on doing an activity-based social studies project:  Interviewing Pearl Harbor survivors for a historical record.  I also provided the comic relief.  Some of the instructions were unlear, espeically for the memos.  Working together, we had a lot of laughter and discussion.  It was a productive and fun time.

Week 11_Current_Event!

     This week's current event choice comes from Lauren Maeda.  Our task was to find a resource article from an online magazine on teachers using technology.  Lauren chose the International Society for Technology in Education's membership magazine, Learning & Leading with Technology.  The article that she chose detailed the learning resource, Learning without Borders.
     In 2010, a school district in Pennsylvania agreed to help develop an international classroom exchange called the Schoolwires Greenleaf program, which paired US students with Chinese learners to create a collaboration of learning and global citizenship.  This is an amazing vehicle to create global awareness and cultural understanding between two diverse and distant cultures from very different parts of the world.  Included in the article are the standards and curriculum of the project, which includes but is not limited to:  landmarks, iconic images, global citizenship, and our futures and careers.  The Chinese and American teachers worked via e-mail because of the different time zones, as well as through video and Skype.  While this program was piloted for high school students, it could be easily modified to work with students at lower levels. There is so much to learn about people from other cultures: geography, civics, government, and climate, just to name a few. This is a great example of technology truly being used to expand our borders of learning and understanding using the tools available in the twenty-first century!


http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-leading/issues/november-2009/students-without-