It was a little bit of a rush to attend this conference, but I made it! And, I'm so glad I did. For some reason, the assignments for this course were confusing to me. After listening to Dr. Abernathy and seeing some other students post the same questions that I had, I felt a little more relaxed. My audio didn't work as well as it has in previous conferences, but I was still able to follow along.
Dr. Abernathy discussed the requirements of posting on the discussion board and that we should use it for all conversations and not just quotes about the readings. She also mentioned that we just need to respond to one quote instead of two, and I'm grateful for this change. Also, a few changes have been made to our digital story. Instead of 3-4 minutes, it should now be 2 minutes. Which is basically a one page, double spaced, typed page of narration. The main reason behind this change is the size of the files. www.Dropbox.com was recommended as a way to share our video files.
During the first two weeks, we will be collaborating with one person in our section. During weeks 3-5, we will be forming groups of up to five students for collaboration and completion of our Public Service Announcement. Google docs were recommended as an excellent way to collaborate online, with each user typing in a different color. All members of the group must contribute and be an active part of the project. I'm excited and nervous about getting started. Working with a partner online is going to be very different than working with someone sitting next to you. We'll need to make use of several online tools, such as www.google.docs.com, www.dropbox.com, as well as texts and email.
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