I have updated my blog and webpage. I am currently in the process of creating and making notations. I will get back to you soon! You can always check out my work.
April
November 29, 2006
November 27, 2006
Getting Back on Track
Now that the Thanksgiving Holiday has come and gone it’s time to get back on track! Check back here this week for new posts, work on my other blog, and my website.
April
November 22, 2006
Having Issues with WordPress
Forgive me if things duplicate…I am having issues with WordPress because I have two pages with them and it keeps connecting them together somehow..Hang in there with me!
My website has been started….
Welcome to my website that will help you start your own blog so check it out… I am working on it!
My Second Blog
Here is my blog that I will use to detail my work on my website and blog about how to blog and what to use etc. I’ve only got my hello post up but I am working on much more….so if you want to keep an eye on it …the address is http://how2blog.wordpress.com/.
April
November 21, 2006
My first problems (laughs)
OK so yesterday I had technical difficulties getting started check back later today if interested!
April
November 20, 2006
Looking at sites Part 1
Just a few sites I’ve been looking over today….
Blog defined by Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog
Free Blog Sites: www.blogger.com
Blog Sites by others:
googleblog.blogspot.com/
Blogging Resource Site:
Researching on Final Project Pt. 1
First of all I decided to research a few articles on Blogs and Blogging through sites on my Reader. I found a great post on Stephen Downes site (http://www.downes.ca) called Call for Submissions: Blogging Textbook by Barclay Barrios in which Barclay Barrios is collecting any and all information from educators about blogs and blogging which will be printed in a temporary textbook form and given out to educators free to see how it works out (check it out at http://kairosnews.org/). While I think this is a nice ideal I really enjoyed Downes idea much better about teaching others to blog by creating a blog about how to blog (try saying that over and over =) )and have decided to work my project as such.
Starting Monday November 20, 2006 I will begin a blog completely dedicated to my how to create a blog and my journey to creating my website called how2blog and brochure that will include how to get to my blog and website. I feel that creating 3 different designs that together can help all different types of learners novice to advance.
I will place a link on here on how to visit my blog next week if anyone is interested.
To be continued….
November 13, 2006
The Last Outpost…Summary Post
After clearing six levels of the Last Outpost I am ready to post my summary for this project. While this doesn’t me I am going to stop “playing” I am ready to post about my results after completing my levels.
Were your expectations fulfilled? Yes, and then some. I was completely surprised by how much thought and work goes in to making and playing a MUD game. While it wasn’t the easiest online game I’ve ever played it was challenging and that to me earns it extra points. Too often I think people overlook games like these online I know I did. I am glad I got the chance to experience a true MUD program.
What do you think you might use the Last Outpost to teach? You could certainly use it to teach eye/hand coordination is there is really no time to look at the key board while playing, it teaches the use of verbs and modifiers in a way no game I’ve ever played before has, it teaches you how to complete assignments (quests) and how to communicate with other players and the computer itself. I think overall it’s a great learning tool but takes sometime to adapt to as well.
What other kinds of environments might you design using this same basic idea of multiplayer, interactive engine that you could use to teach something? I might use a game like this to teach the idea of team work, individual learning, and group learning all in one.
While I think this particular game would be great to teach high school students certain things would have to be adapted to meet the needs of acceptance like the certain command usages that allow you to kill players, the computer characters, etc which would most likely be unacceptable in a high school class environment.
Overall- I really enjoyed this MUD and would love to try others’ like it.
April
Final Project
My final project will be to create a tutorial on creating a blog, how to pick an aggregator, and list some resources to help others create and maintain a blog.
I am going to use my Microsoft Word Program and create a brochure or possibly create a website online.
My intended audience will be high school and college students.
Why? I chose to create this tutorial because I felt overwhelmed when I had to create my first tutorial and want to help others.
Right away I won’t be able to tell if it is helping anyone but I hope that over time it will help some students create their own blogs with ease.
