Bt nguyen
- 1. BT Nguyen Summative Reflection PLE: For this project, I used a Symbaloo instead of a Netvibe. At first, I was a little confused on how to use it and what its purpose was. But after playing around with it for a while and with an explanation from Mrs. Host, I quickly learned how to use it to my advantage. I got rid of all the miscellaneous tiles and set up my own tiles, which included a few websites and my RSS feed. I believe that the quality of the information that I received by using Symbaloo was acceptable for my project on Schizophrenia. In the future, if I remember how to use it, I can definitely see myself using Symbaloo again for other projects. For future classes, if this project is to come up again, a PLE is probably essential. RSS feed: The RSS feed was one of my biggest helpers. It allowed me to find good information and quickly too. With just a click of a button, my RSS feed was easily set up. With another click, it was easy to see the updates on my Symbaloo, where the RSS feed was put. It gave me valuable information because most, if not all, of the sources on there were up to date. An RSS feed makes everything easier because instead of going on a search engine to look up more things on Schizophrenia, all I had to do was go to my RSS feed to look for a few new ideas. In the future, an RSS feed should absolutely be used. It helped me a lot more than I thought it would and it’s fast and easy. Scoop it: To be honest, Scoop It was a little more confusing to me than any of the other ones websites that we used. I wasn’t sure how to use it at first, and I wasn’t completely sure of its purpose. But once I learned how to use it, it was helpful to me in several ways. The Bookmarklet was fairly simple to set up and once it was set, I “scooped” websites and articles very easily. I liked how Scoop It took all the websites that I scooped and put it all in one place for me to see. It made it easier to keep track and use my sources. Scoop it was incredibly helpful. All I had trouble with about this was how to set it up. In the future, it should definitely be used. Videos/Interviews/Documentaries: I actually used YouTube to look for videos for my project. I didn’t know that Voicethread didn’t take YouTube videos, otherwise I wouldn’t have used it. But either way, the videos that I got my hands on were very informative and helpful. I thought it was a very interesting way to learn about my topic and the fact that I could use it in my project
- 2. pleased me. It’s great to see an interview of someone who has Schizophrenia and to put that in the project helps to explain the illness. I put the links of the videos on the comments for the Voicethread. In the future, a better explanation on where to find videos or how to put videos onto the voicethread or prezi would be a lot more helpful. Audios: I didn’t use any audios in my project because I found videos to be more useful and helpful. I’m sure audios would have been fine too, but I didn’t put any in my project. Wikispace: The Wiki was a neat idea and I liked how all I had to do was put everything up on there. I also liked the fact that I was able to see my other classmates’ Wiki’s because it informed me on what I needed mine to look like and what I was missing. The Wiki is probably not that essential in that it doesn’t help a whole lot with the project, but the fact that we had it to keep everything organized helped. In the future, this is probably not needed as much as websites like Scoop it or the RSS feed. Wordpress: The Wordpress was probably the easiest for me to use only because I have a Tumblr. Tumblr is also a blogging site so since I’m used to using that, it was easy for me to figure out how to use Wordpress. I liked blogging on it and using that as a meta- cognition to keep track of where I was. It helped me see what I already did and what I needed to do. In the future, I don’t think a Wordpress is completely necessary, but it did help. Prezi: I didn’t do a Prezi, so I didn’t touch this at all. I did a Voicethread instead. Voicethread: The Voicethread was one of the coolest projects that I’ve ever done. I’ve made videos and powerpoints in the past, but it was nothing compared to this. I liked this because I was able to speak while my viewer was able to see what I wanted to show them. It was easy to figure out because the website had thorough explanations and examples on how to use it. If I get the chance to, I will definitely make a Voicethread again. I think in the future, other students should get a chance to make a Voicethread as well because it was different and very amusing.
- 3. This whole process was something different, but it was a good experience. I liked how I could update something and blog about my progress and my teacher could read it and comment on it on right away. It was very convenient and helpful to me because if I had a question, I didn’t have to wait until the next day to ask. I could either message my teacher, or go on to a classmate’s blog to see what they did. The process of doing a regular, self-guided research paper would probably have been easier, but I definitely enjoyed this process a lot more. I also learned so much from this. I learned how to use a handful of different websites that I never even knew about before. This will definitely help me in college too when I’m asked to do a research project. I’m very glad that I got the chance to do this and learn the things that I did.