This week was more intense and time consuming than I thought it would be. As I mentioned last week, I was very nervous about how this group project would play out and if we would be able to pull a good toolbox together in time. However, I was so impressed with my group members and grateful everyone worked hard to put together an awesome project. Everyone was so easy going and open minded about decisions and topics for the project. Everyone seemed to work to meet a high standard and I was happy to see there were no disagreements or real conflicts between our group and everyone met the time schedule. It showed me that larger online group projects can be done! I am interested in trying this assessment process with my own students. I think it would teach my students that effective communication, adaptability, and time management are essential for these types of activities.
Additionally, this project introduced me to online assessment tools that I had never even heard of. One of my group members wrote about the tool Voki. I had actually heard of this, but I never knew it was so easy to use and all of the possible uses it could have. Additionally, I was excited to read about the tools Team Grover presented in their toolbox. The tools Our Story and Vyew were of particular interest to me and I plan to incorporate these tools into my current classrooms.
Finally, this project allowed me to dig a little deeper into a tool that I am already passionate about - Blogger. It forced me to do research about this tool and got me even more excited to use it with my students. In my research, I found so many helpful resources and sites that I bookmarked to help me with this implementation. Also, when the other team was asking questions in the discussion board, one classmate asked me if all student blogs had to be public. Originally I thought that there was no way to make blogs private, but when I looked into I realized it was possible. It was nice to learn more about this tool through this project.
Here is a link to our group toolbox - Team Elmo Toolbox
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