Okay, so yesterday my first presentation for my assigned online group for class was due. I have to say that it went pretty well. I was lucky enough to have some fantastic group members (Yay Mark and Jamie!) who were quick to get their work together. I guess that was my biggest worry. I had never been a huge fan of working with groups in class—oftentimes I had to work with group members who never cooperated fully. I think with the presentation being solely online, with the group members not being able to see each other physically probably added that extra pressure, that extra push to get things done. Communication was somewhat rocky in the beginning, but once we compared schedules and availability, we got things accomplished in a flash.
For the presentation, each one of us had to find different kinds of mashups that would be useful to educators, and the only stipulation was that we could not use mashups that included mapping. That was a bit of problem as well—it seems all the cool mashups include mapping. We were able to come up with some, though. I found one called TechVideoBytes, which is a collection of different online videos dealing with technology. Pretty decent site for those interested in learning more about technology.
Overall, I enjoyed chatting with my group members and working together online, probably more than working in a classroom—not that my group members I worked with online would not be just as awesome in the classroom. Collaboration seemed to be stronger online, which I appreciated, and it was a great learning experience for me.
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Thanks, Jonee... we were pretty awesome, weren't we? lol
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