Dianne Fulton
Edpsy 490i
The
final Projects for 490i have indeed been collaborative efforts. As a group, CTER 2 has been a close-knit
class since the onset. Even though we
are a diverse group, spread by many miles, helpfulness and encouragement have
been available from the beginning.
Again,
in 490i there has been much collaboration.
Staff and students for classmates needing ideas, gaining information,
and receiving suggestions have provided help.
Feedback has been on Webboard, through email, through chats, and even
personal contacts.
There
are two main kinds of collaborative efforts that I will address. First, the Webboard feedback was given as
part of our Major Project Phase 2. I
responded to Jenny K. about her class website and suggested that she try Teacherweb, since our district does not
allow us to have an interactive site. I
responded to Tammy B. on her quilt website with information that could be used. I also emailed Tammi detailed information on
how my classroom made a class quilt (in 1976 for the Bicentennial)! I provided
Marilyn my own URL on a Unit of
Practice on volcanoes that she could peruse for her use. Not only did I
share my experiences, but also our group received helpful information from
classmates. Several shared websites for
our project on the Solar System. Marti
Sierra-Perry shared a site for Virtual Tours, and even stopped by Springfield
and gave us printed copies for our consideration.
As I was deciding on a project, Jenn and
Sara invited me to join their Virtual Solar System Field Trip. This is an area of science that interested
me, so I certainly agreed. This project
has definitely been a collaborative effort.
We used email and chat to facilitate our main ideas and
contributions. Many evenings were spent
at Jenn’s home to learn how to use Dreamweaver for our project. We divided tasks, and all contributed. I asked my son to show me how to use
Shockwave to make an interactive game to implement into our Virtual Tour. (An
ultimate compliment occurred, he said he never realized his mom knew so much
about computers!) I believe our
collaborative efforts made our Virtual Tour of the Solar System an effective
learning tool. I believe our project is
a result of our collaborative efforts.