Aug 17 2009
My final reflection post for ETAP 687. It has been a fun experience and I have enjoyed working with everyone. I can’t believe that this course is over. It seems like it was just yesterday that we were all just getting to know each other. Please view my video above for my final reflection post. (4)
Jun 02 2009
Wow, the first week of class flew by. Where did the time go? Well, I finally understand Twitter and VoiceThread. Lately, I have been hearing a lot about Twitter, but never really understood its purpose. In a way, it reminds me of Instant Messenger (IM)/an away message. I have only posted a handful of messages (or tweets as I have been hearing people say), but I look forward to adding more throughout the semester. I have been enjoying reading everyone’s Twitter messages. Congratulations to Jessica!
I think VoiceThread was my biggest dilemma last week. Even though I have a degree in Instructional Technology and work with technology on a daily basis, I could not figure out how to respond to Alex’s questions. I spent a good amount of time trying to figure it out on my own. I figured out how to download a profile picture, but I couldn’t figure out how to post a comment or record my voice. I went as far as even recording my voice on Audacity and trying to upload it, but no such luck. I then searched on Goggle and read through the Help Guide, but this didn’t really help either. I was missing a key component, but couldn’t figure it out. On Friday night, I finally posted a message on the bulletin board begging for help. Alex quickly came to the rescue. She was very kind and provided me with YouTube videos on using VoiceThread. I viewed a few of them, but still could not figure it out. When I was watching the videos, I noticed that the presenters had an option to comment and record. Unfortunately, I did not have these options. I was a part of the group, but for some reason didn’t have this access. So, keeping this in the back of my mind, I decided to go back to my e-mail account and look at Alex’s e-mail invitation to VoiceThread. I clicked on the image and this time it finally worked. I now had the option to record and comment. It was a very exciting moment. I knew that this program couldn’t be too had to figure out, but not having these options made it a bit difficult to understand.
Every day, I am feeling more and more confident with Moodle. This is my first time using this Learning Management System (LMS). I love it as it provides more options than Blackboard. I have been discussing my course, Preparing for an Interview (I may change the title of the course), with my colleagues as I have never taught before. I am looking forward to creating activities and content for my course.
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