MAC Week 4 Comment 2 ~ Tria Hong

Student Artwork: Amy S. 6/9/11

Tria Hong

My plan for publishing my CBR project involves choosing between two educational technology journals. I am also pondering presenting at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference. My methodology is project based learning in my home school and I incorporate technology as much s I can. I feel these are the best choices for submission. My first choice is Journal of Education Technology and Society (ETS) that is a quarterly journal that in the months on January, April, July and October. The articles presented in the journal deal with the issues developers of educational systems and educators who implement and manage such systems in the field of education. I chose this publication because it seeks to create a better understanding for the roles of the developer and the educator in the educational technology system and support one another.

My second choice is The Journal of Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D), is the only scholarly journal that focuses entirely on research and development in educational technology. It is a bimonthly publication of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. I chose this publication because it sole ideas are concerning the one topic that I want more information and awareness on which is educational technology. The sources on how to best implement it is the challenge that I will always be researching. The publication is concerned about the design and development of learning systems and educational technology applications.
I am pondering the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference because I am very fearful of speaking in public to crowds. However, because it is so close to home and I feel I may be making a mistake in closing all of my options because of fear. It seems like being in person to speak and learn is more opportunistic than article submission. Time will only tell for in my decision making.

 Elizabeth Granberg

I think you will be satisfied with either journal that you picked out if that is the path you take. You did a lot of research on them and your project would fit in well with their publications. I too was up in the air with which option to choose for quite some time. Public speaking does not come naturally for me, but then again I am not a huge fan of my writing. What helped me decide was thinking that if I present, it is easier for me to explain things and elaborate on a topic or area that I might have not explained fully. I feel that when you write an article that is only a certain amount of words, you do not get to express yourself fully. I also picked the same conference as you did. I like that it is close to home, and also far enough in the future that I would be able to present to peers and possibly my school district. Good luck picking. PS: I fed your fish!

MAC Week 4 Comment 1 ~ Lauren Schneck

Student Artwork: Amy S. 6/7/11

Lauren Schneck:

I have decided to write an article for my publishing leadership project after much deliberation on which format to choose. I think that I have always wanted to try getting published in some form or another so that route ended up being the more enticing choice. I had a hard time getting the resource links to load for many of the journals listed as options. I figured many of the links might have been around a while and those pages may have been moved. I have decided to submit my article to the journal of computing in higher education, unless I run into some unknown issue. Writing the article was a bit of a puzzling process since I have never done it before but I just kept telling myself that all I needed to do was create a logical story of my research. Once I kept that concept in mind it was much easier. I am putting the finishing touches on my article and I hope that my peers can be honest with me and let me know whether I am way out of line or not. This whole process has been interesting so far.

Elizabeth Granberg:

I think it would be pretty cool to be published as well! However, I picked the other option for our Publishing / Leadership Project. With a tight schedule this week, I did not get to join in on any WIMBA sharing sessions. I too hope that I will get honest feedback from classmates and critical friends. It was a great idea for you to think of creating a story of your research. Having to write an article definitely scared me because I have never really written one before. I hope you get published!

MAC Week 4 ~ Publishing_Leadership Project

The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference is definitely my first choice for presenting my Action Research Project. It is a close enough distance and also far enough away that I would be able to present to colleagues in advance to get practice before taking to to the big stage. It seemed like an ideal match for me because of the broad audience that they attract. What I truly liked about this conference is that K-12 teachers can attend and showcase their own student's technology work.

This conference would be second choice for me. I only say that because it is so far away and not at a convenient time for my school schedule. I did like the amount of collaboration promoted through out this conference. The website had some great resources as well. I am thinking about becoming a member even if I do not present at the conference.

Here is my PowerPoint presentation for my Acton Research Project. Since I picked the option to present rather then publish, I geared my presentation to the overall process from start to finish. I was not able to attend any of the WIMBA sessions because this last week was hectic with the last week of school and both of my jobs requiring extra hours to be put in. I reached out to my critical friends for feedback on my project.

You can look at my project below. If you click on the full screen option, it will bring you to Google Docs. You can download the presentation to get my notes. A direct link to download is also below.

https://idisk.mac.com/eagranberg//Public/Granberg_Elizabeth_PubLeadProject.pptx 

Thinking Out Loud Blogs:

http://elizabethgranberg.blogspot.com/2011/06/mac-week-3-blog-post-thinking-out-loud_19.html

http://elizabethgranberg.blogspot.com/2011/06/mac-week-3-blog-post-thinking-out-loud.html

MAC Week 4 Blog Post ~ Websites to Check Out

 
Going back to the first week and our assignments, I thought I would share some websites with everyone...

http://infringingactions.blogspot.com/

This is the website for my friend that is an Intellectual Property and Technology Lawyer... He is quite funny at times, and might be worth it for you to check out.

http://zernerlaw.wordpress.com/

Copyrights and Wrongs is a blog that shares some insight on the copyright, trademark and entertainment law. There are some interesting articles - such as the Mike Tyson tattoo case, can a nosejob be copyrighted, etc.

If you are interested, you should check them out! 

MAC Week 3 Blog Post ~ Thinking Out Loud 2/2

When I was first looking over the list within the resources section, I noticed a conference by Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education. This would have been the perfect platform to present my Action Research Project since it is focused on Professional Development and Technology Integration. However, there are no upcoming conferences that are conducive to where I am currently living. I have picked the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference as the platform that I would like to present at. This is close enough to me that I would be able to easily travel as well as enough time to present to colleagues ahead of time.

MAC Week 3 Blog Post ~ Thinking Out Loud 1/2

(picture from Creative Commons: photo by zoutedrop)

After some consideration, I think that I would like to actually present my Action Research Project to anyone that is willing to listen. I say that because I have spent a lot of time, effort, and resources (as we all have) on my project. It would be silly to let it just sit there and not offer any insight to the world of Professional Development. Ideally I would love to start off with a presentation at a school board meeting with my school district. It is because of them that this Action Research Project ever got started. The principal and teachers that were involved were very curious to find out the results of my findings. Why not share my findings with them and others?

MAC Week 3 Reading

(photo from "The Art of Possibility" by Zander page 110)

I truly enjoyed the phrase that talked about the conductor’s power. It does not reside in himself, but more so in the way he makes other people powerful. Having been in a power struggle situation since September, it is interesting to see the world through a conductor. He does not make any noise at all, it is the way he pieces the instruments together through his instruction that makes the music. If only more people would understand that and see the power in that. With my work in the school setting and the retail world, I have come across many managers, teachers, etc, that have the mindset of a conductor.

Rule Number 6 is a good rule. Lightening up will do a lot of people a lot of good. However, I never truly understood the phrase ‘don’t take yourself too seriously’, I do know that people need to lighten up. People need to laugh more and look at the big picture more often. All too often we fall prey to the corporate world and don’t stop and ‘smell the roses’.

Poor Roseanna! Like many, I hate making mistakes. There is truth to thinking that we can get over taken by defeat if we keep from making mistakes. I find it funny that there is actually something called ‘downward spiral talk’. Many times I have heard that ‘things are on a downward spiral’, but to pair that with talk, it makes sense. Downward spiral automatically puts negativity, hopelessness and despair into your thoughts. Is it easier to look at the negative then to focus on the positives? Thinking in terms of the way things are – not what they should be will readjust your focus. If you have a starting point and of course a goal, it is easier to get there. If you sit and focus on only what you do not have, then you will get nowhere.

Passion is something that I am fully engulfed in. I am so passionate about teaching that people say I light up whenever I talk about it. When I think about teaching I put everything into it. I do not leave work at school and that is it. I am enthralled with teaching and everything that it involves all day every day. There is not a store I go to that I don’t think about creating a project or how I can incorporate something into my classroom. That is passion.