Reflection and Evaluation

1. How did analyzing each portion of your project as you worked through it aid you in thinking about how to help students (and other teachers) create their own technology-enhanced projects?
Analyzing each portion of my project reminded me of the steps in the Big6 research model which is also a plan/process for analyzing a topic, finding information, synthesizing what you know, producing a product, and reflecting on the journey from beginning to end. Since my intermediate students are familiar with the Big6, the steps in my L2P3 blog should feel familiar to them and reinforce that each part of the whole is important to the final outcome. What will really engage them is knowing that a technology-based product is the final outcome!

2. How do you anticipate using your series of blog posts and the L2P3 blog itself in the future?
I anticipate using my blog as a model of how a blog functions, a teaching tool for teachers and students, a place for student created book trailers, and a forum for student discussion about the current Bluebonnet books.

3. Describe one other way you anticipate helping others grow in using technology.
I would like to help my teachers create their own classroom blogs and/or wiki for use with their students as a place to house student projects, a forum for classroom discussion, and a communication tool for informing parents about classroom activities.

4. The success of the 23 Things program has been established. How did the "23 Things" format translate to this type of program that was more systematic?I found the systematic step by step process of L2P3 easy to work with and navigate. I like things not only broken down into steps, but out there to look at and think about before beginning. I’ve participated in a blog where the questions were randomly posted over a period of time and I found it very frustrating. I also like having a finished product that can be used as a teaching tool with my teachers and students. Thanks to our County Extension Agent, V. B., we have once again experienced cutting edge technology with which to now engage our students and teachers. Three tweets for V. B.!