Home safely

Home safely and a bit rested. Now I get to start working on the Integrated Lesson Plan and the Prospectus (woohoo!!). Just thinking about the prospectus makes me feel that all too familiar feeling of being OVERWHELMED again. "swimming, swimming, swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming" has become my mantra. Thank you to all of you from EDUC 730. I learned more than I expected. I guess with technology changing so quickly, that should not have been a surprise. I showed my daughters the I-Pad movie on YouTube and they loved it. Thank you Dr. Holder for a great week. I really appreciate the explanation about the dissertation.

Mark

EDUC 730 Day 5 (Friday) FINAL DAY!

LAST DAY !! We did our presentations today. It was amazing today how consistent the themes were across all of the groups. I enjoyed hearing about the research that has been completed in technology. The best part of the class, however, was when Dr. Holder explained about how to do prospectus assignment. He laid out the process and expectations very well. I only hope that I can meet the expectations !! His explanation of how to arrive at what needs to be researched was amazing. It tied together so much of what I have learned over the years in my classes. Even though I have done work in graduate research before, I never really understood the path of research and how one part related to another. I am looking forward to moving ahead with a renewed determination to find a good topic to research for my dissertation. I know that it will be difficult, but the tassle is worth the hassle!!

Doing this blog has been interesting. I think I am too busy to keep it up regularly, but I will continue to add comments occasionally.

To my classmates,

Thank you for the week. I enjoyed learning from each of you and learning more about you and the schools you are from. If there is anything I can do to help you, please don't hesitate to ask and I will do my best to help (you have my email).

EDUC 730 Day 4 (Thursday)

Today we did some really cool stuff! We used Windows Movie Maker and learned how to make transitions. We also did some work on Audacity. I really enjoyed learning about the process of editing in Audacity and making a new conversation from only part of a conversation. Today was a great day! Here is our group's attempt at a movie.

Educ 730 Day 3 (Wednesday)

Today, among other things, we made WebQuests. My group's is published at this link: http://questgarden.com/q/fire

We hope you enjoy the Quest!! It was an interesting experience because everyone seemed to see things that could be done better.

Got a tiger by the tail

Well, I didn't quite get finished with my Photoshop project today and I don't have the program on my computer, so this is my first attempt at trying to "layer" pictures. I had planned to have the plane flying over some clouds. It was a fun practice and if I get a chance tomorrow I will try to finish it. However, the presentation is looming big on Friday and I am beginning to feel utterly unprepared! So, back to the Lit Review.

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