I don't know if I had a favorite article from the course, but I really appreciated the resources from the PBL unit. Having never created a PBL unit before, the resources helped guide my project from conception to completion. Even the refresher on UbD and umbrella questions was really helpful. I also appreciated the Weekly Websites. Though I won't use all of the websites, I definitely stole some ideas from a couple of them (Parapara Animation and Dogo News). My favorite discussion threads came from the PBL Questions and Feedback discussion. It was so helpful being able to give and get feedback on our PBL units.
Next steps for me is to continue to apply what I've learned to the classroom. Now that I have a great PBL idea entirely mapped out, I should give that a try. If I get complacent or lazy, I definitely won't grow as a connected educator. I fear that if I don't use it, I will lose it, so I need to make it a point to keep trying new technology applications.
Erika, you should definitely give your PBL idea a try! I am in the middle of mine right now and it is going surprisingly well :-) I also appreciated the Weekly Websites from this course. I agree that I won't be using all of them, but Parapara Animation was one I found useful and used in my classroom a few weeks ago.
ReplyDeleteI second your notion..."if you don't use it, you lose it." That's exactly my goal for next year, keep implementing the things I tried this year, and keep trying new things.
ReplyDeleteI also like the weekly websites. They had some really good resources and ideas. I agree that the feedback from the PBL discussion was very helpful. I also agree with you that if you don't use something you end up losing it. This is so true...you know "out of sight, out of mind." I'm the same way. I need to force myself to use it otherwise it gets lost. Good luck on implementing your PBL unit!
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