Personal Digital Story Experience- EDLD 5363

I must say I was really excited about getting to learn something new. I had never used Photo Story and I was looking forward to trying it out. The technology is great and who can complain when the software is free. All I have to say about creating something with software that you have never used before is SAVE OFTEN! After working for several hours with Photo Story I lost every bit of my work and had to start all over. I wanted to cry. I had just spent the evening away from my family in hopes that I would finish my project and all I came home with was frustration. I have always been told to save often, and I usually do. I got caught up in the new and forgot to do the one thing you learn in technology 101. My project is now complete and I am glad that I learned a new software and the hard lesson of saving often.

EDLD 5301 Reflection

The greatest insight that I learned from this course is the true meaning of action research. I now know that research can be done on a daily basis. It is important to focus our research on topics that are important to ourselves. I have enjoyed learning how to put together an action research plan. I really want to learn more about how to make action research a productive part of the day. I will continue to use the Harris text as a resource and will also continue to practice doing action research. I believe, the more we put something like this into practice the better we will become.

Discussion About Action Research Plan

My mentor did not see that there were any changes needed to my action research plan. I am looking forward to getting my research started with the new school year starting.