CEdO540 Week 2

Another week of statistics, another week of utter confusion! However, I was extremely happy to research the Capterra site. Not only was it a great resource for locating survey software, I was impressed with it's functionality! I like how you can drill down to the exact features that you're looking for. I will definitely be sharing this with my staff as part of our software purchasing process. In regard to survey software, I will be sticking with Zoomerang or Survey Monkey for my educational purposes. Many of my staff use both and have great success with ease of use and reporting capabilities.

CEdO540 Week 1

Statistics. This assignment has taught me that I am much better at reporting statistics than calculating them. I have to admit, I am totally confused. I have a pretty good understanding of mean, median and mode, but not so much with the rest of it. I'm actually at a loss as to what I should be posting in my blog, since this is probably the first time that I am speechless about the topic...simply because I don't understand it! I'm glad that we're being introduced to the topic, but I really can't wrap my head around the logistics or the process of determining stats.

On a personal note, and my groupmates agreed when we met last night, that it doesn't help my concentration any when I'm worried about the budget reform bill that is looming these last few days. If it passes, one has to wonder, is getting a master's degree in my best interest anymore if I become too expensive for the district to keep me on staff?

CEdO535 Week 6

The amount of web 2.0 tools that I learned in this class is unbelievable. This is hands down, the best class so far in the cohort. My SMART goal is to finish my library webpage using Google Site. I started it for class and added a few resources to it, but it is far from finished. I've struggled with the design, but now feel comfortable that my design will work well for students and teachers. I will prove that my goal is done by posting a link to my library website from the district's website. I will make the goal attainable by continuing to add new resources as they become available to me. As I learn new resources in this cohort, I will evaluate if they are helpful to my classroom teachers and if so, add them to my webpage. This is a realistic goal because I have designated time at the end of my day to look over my twitter and RSS feeds, which also gain me a wealth of resources to include on my website. My website will be updated on a timely basis by making the updates on Fridays, since this is my only day without having classes.

CEdO535 Week 5

The Web 2.0 app that I chose for my paper is Cybersmart at http://cybersmartcurriculum.org. I don't know if it is actually considered a web 2.0 product, but it contains links to over 90 web 2.0 tools. As a library media specialist, I have been searching for an internet safety curriculum and this one is awesome. It has interactive internet safety and cyberbullying lessons for students K-12, plus it's free! And, if you choose to download the toolbar, you are given access to more than 90 web 2.0 tools. The toolbar also has resources for professional development, best web sites for students, library resources and web searches. It is absolutely awesome and I would totally recommend it to other library media specialists.