Week+3+Journal

**Sunday November 8 - Saturday November 14

Monday -** On Monday night I was showing my mom the Grad Credit from Week 1 (and how I was so upset about how it was graded). So anyway, I was showing it to her for her to read and see what she thought. Well, I saw that there had been some questions posted underneath of my post (which I didn't even know were there). So I went back in and clarified my response by answering the questions. But if I hadn't went back in to show my mom I would never have known they were even there. I didn't agree with this. In week 3 I shouldn't have to go all the way back to Week 1 to see if anything was posted. So now in Week 3 I feel like I have to go back everyday and check every single response & post that I have done so far to see if anything was posted. We should get some kind of alert to let us know when something has been posted that would effect our grade.


 * Tuesday -** Today I began the work for the Grad Credit. I was very unsure about the questions. They were about Constructist and Traditional teaching methods. I didn't have problem with this, I had a problem with using a needs assessment to find the gaps between both types of classrooms. After reading three of the readings, I felt as though I answered the questions by basically doing a compare and contrast of the two types. I'm not sure if this is what the question was asking for. This left me a little confused.


 * Thursday** - I'm still not sure that this wiki looks how I would like. Also, I have done lots of thinking about how to use the wiki in class with the students. I've considered using it with one of my higher history classes, but I think I will probably try one of the reading classes (or both) first. I did a general search on wikis just to try to see how some are being used in the classroom. Of course, this led to at least an hour long sidetracking where I ended up creating an avatar (cause I saw one on a wiki & I thought it looked cool) that I then had no idea what to do with. I think I would specifically like to use the wiki with my novels, possibly in the journaling area. I'm just still trying to work it out in my head. I'm also very disappointed in the wikis out there to look at, why can I not find what I'm looking for? I'm not quite sure what that is yet, but I think I might know it when I see it.


 * Thursday** - Kathy made our team a wiki over how we will design & use the needs assessment. We're supposed to read it & add our thoughts to it. Well, I read it, but I had very few thoughts about it. Everything it said sounded good. But when I shared this with the others they said "oh just put something down". So I did. I feel kind of guilty like I was supposed to have some more or expanded thoughts on it & I didn't. Also, Kathy had previously showed me how to click & see who typed in what, cause it would show up in a different color. But I forgot how to do this, I spent about 40 minutes trying to figure it out, but couldn't. So then I wasn't sure what was original and what the others' thoughts were. I don't know if I liked this. I guess I would if I could remember how to see who typed what. I'll have to find that out again.