Let's just say that collaborative work isn't always as easy
as we think it may be. One person usually takes control of the project or assignment and the rest follow along. However, this was not the case in my group and I thank Danielle for starting and creating the spreadsheet, allowing us to understand the assignment and contribute. And honestly, I thought an online collaborative
assignment would be more stressful and rigorous because each member would contribute
on their own time rather than figure out a time we can all meet up to work on
it. It's hard when we all have
different schedules, have to deal with technical difficulties and as well as
staying on top of things to meet deadlines.
Looking at the different technologies my group
members posted that can be used in our content area was fascinating because I
never realized how much technology advanced over the years and how little
overlap we had. All in all, everything on this list can benefit both the teacher
and student in an English Literature classroom. Our list varied from
convenience to creativity. A convenience example would be the electronic dictionary
and a creative one would be the use of FakeBook. Convenience is always a plus,
especially during a time constraint. Furthermore, allowing students to show
their creativity through the various options of technologies is another plus. As
an aspiring teacher, I do plan on incorporating collaborative work within my
lesson plans because I feel that it would benefit my students in numerous ways.
Any one of these technologies can be integrated in any Unit plan, it just takes
time and a well thought out plan.
Convenience is one of the many perks that comes with technology usage, probably the most significant part of it all. The faster things develop in this day and age in all aspects of society, the faster we'll have to adapt. Everything is being steered towards digitization and who fast something gets done or transferred. We're living in that age this very moment and all the babies being popped out in hospitals and all the children growing up in the younger generation, this is the world they're inheriting. And this group project is an example of technology plays such a large part in managing our work schedules. Balancing our personal responsibilities with schoolwork can be such a pain with group work: especially with meetings and such. It can be very inconvenient. But Danielle sent us the sheet and we all filled it up with our research. 1, 2, 3, BOOM! Project done. Oh yeah, did you mean to say Facebook or is there such a thing as Fakebook? AHAHA, that's quite funny.
ReplyDeleteI entirely agree that google docs was so much easier in the idea that not all of us can meet up all the time. I will admit that I have used google docs since instead of meeting up with students for group projects. Being in college it seems that we do so many group projects while so many of our lives are so very hectic so I entirely agree with you! AND no problem on starting it!
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