In the Home Stretch- Final Thoughts on the Course?

Well ladies and gentlemen, you've made it!  If you've been keeping up with the course you've probably created on average of 75+ blog postings, over 100+ Twitter tweets,  you've visited, read and commented on dozens of different sites.  You are no longer consumers of internet content you and are now content cre8tors!  So, lets think back on the journey:

Final Thoughts on the Course:

Share your thoughts on the following topics. Each topic should have multiple/full sentences of discussion.

Favourite Assignment? Why?

Least Favourite Assignment? Why?

Friday Reading?

Monday Written Reflection?

The WRN?

Blogging?

Tweeting?

The integration of technology into the course?

What you learned about yourself as a reader, writer, and thinker, creator?

Comments/Compliments/Constructive criticism for Ms. McLauchlan about the course

Advice for future CW students?

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Thursday's Presenters

(1) Carolina
http://carolcastilhosblog.blogspot.ca/#!/
project here -->http://animoto.com/play/2RTE0SJkBpnvyeErrIvGSg#

(2) Jenine
http://jeninesbookloversblog.blogspot.ca/

(3) Miranda
http://mirandatamikohouston.blogspot.ca/
project here -->http://animoto.com/play/H1dnoF4TEda4prnb3dROYQ

(4) Katie
http://katelynscreativewriting.blogspot.ca/

(5) Leftovers?

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Wednesday's Presenters:

(1) Jane

http://roussak.blogspot.ca
http://animoto.com/play/8bfFVwwXTxmesp0Ux5iVWA
 
(2) Hope

http://tofreeyourself.blogspot.ca/

 
(3) Jasmine

http://jasmine-villanueva.blogspot.ca/
http://animoto.com/play/XmU6BfB81lKmntZ0n0EFqg
 
(4) Marc

http://emarccr.blogspot.ca/

 
(5) Katie

http://katelynscreativewriting.blogspot.ca/

 
(6) Miranda

http://mirandatamikohouston.blogspot.ca/

 
(7) Desiree

http://kanpekinaai.blogspot.ca/

 
8) Daniel

http://howdhreads.blogspot.ca/

 
(9)Leftovers?

 

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Tuesday's Presenters:

(1) Sam
http://www.samscreativethoughts.blogspot.ca/

(2) Claire
http://clairekboyd.blogspot.ca/
project here --> http://animoto.com/play/1zX4jT6NBvO2tukcHq4oZg

(3) Nicholas
http://nicholaslevasseur.blogspot.ca/

(4) Harold

(5) Missy
http://cwblog-missy.blogspot.ca/
project here -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hj4oJTyZ4k&feature=youtu.be

(6) Victoria
http://victoriasbooksandwrittenpieces.blogspot.ca/
project here -->http://victoriasbooksandwrittenpieces.blogspot.ca/2013/01/my-buried-life.html

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Monday's Presenters!

(1) Brian http://bwalde9.blogspot.ca/

(2) Christie http://christiebalanduk.blogspot.com/ 
Project here --> http://animoto.com/play/O0jhvLWgIDKJmbh5ofBWeQ

(3) Elijah http://elijahtomas.blogspot.ca/
Project here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO6bEyIMThw

(4) Jacqueline http://starsshinebrighter.blogspot.ca/
http://animoto.com/play/pJmHOrfKx8S8vNczN190pA

(5) Lane, Jordan, Sarah
http://lanehornford.blogspot.ca/
http://sjkennedy95.blogspot.com/
http://jcreativewriting.blogspot.ca/
Their project here --> http://youtu.be/sjUIoBtdeSo

(6) Ben http://benshewchuk.blogspot.com/
Project here --> http://animoto.com/play/Sljl80t1YRljoVnni7vHkg#

(7) Taylor http://taylorperistyblog.blogspot.ca/

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I'm AWAY- Last Day

Enjoy your last day of work on your TBL Project! We are in the home stretch! Presentations next week, a final evaluation and then we are DONE! Looking forward to seeing your presentations on Monday!

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I"m Away- Day 3

Hey Y'all

Looks like the laptop cart decided to be uncooperative yesterday! Hopefully today things will get back on track and you can keep working on your TBL project.  I received an e-mail from Sarah, and she mentioned that quite a few of you weren't sure what to write for your Author's Note, so here's some ideas:

- Discuss who you are and how/why you connect with this project
- Discuss any themes that my have appeared on your list (travel, family, sports) and why this theme is important to you.
- Discuss the format your project took (video, photos, drawings, scrapbook) and why that format best suited you and your list.
- Discuss what you have learned about yourself as reader/writer/thinker/creator/human through the process of creating this project.
- Any other personal connections of stories, that may connect to the idea of a "Buried Life" or "Bucket List"

Word count= 250

Thanks for sending me questions Sarah, I didn't realize how vague I had been in this area when I introduced the project.  Keep sending me your questions via blog, Twitter or e-mail and I will responsd ASAP.



Also!  Don't forget to keep up with daily Tweets of the items off of your list, and don't forget about the Twitter challenge:

Tweet at a "famous" person to get them to share their bucket list items. Remember that this challenge might require some polite persistence. You might have to Tweet at them multiple times before you get a response.


Invite friends and family to join our bucket list conversation. Be strategic in who you invite, make sure it's a person who will contribute positively to the conversation. Have them Tweet an item or two @cre8tivehavoc and @you.

Bonus marks are up for grabs here!


As usual, post your daily update in the comment section below!

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I'm Away- Day 2

Good Morning Everyone,

I've heard from a few of you via comments posted here, on Twitter, or via e-mail, but many of you haven't done the daily check in yet.  Sooo, elbow the person sitting next to you and remind them to come back to this post at the end of class, and add a comment below detailing the progress you've made today/so far on your TBL project.  Heck, you can even post your update on Twitter if you want!

Also!  Don't forget to keep up with daily Tweets of the items off of your list, and don't forget about the Twitter challenge:

Tweet at a "famous" person to get them to share their bucket list items. Remember that this challenge might require some polite persistence. You might have to Tweet at them multiple times before you get a response.


Invite friends and family to join our bucket list conversation. Be strategic in who you invite, make sure it's a person who will contribute positively to the conversation. Have them Tweet an item or two @cre8tivehavoc and @you.

Bonus marks are up for grabs here!

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I'm Away- Day 1

Hello all,

As I mentioned I'm away today through Friday, marking provincial ELA exam. For you, today is business as usual, as you are working on your TBL project. Yesterday we signed up for presentations spots, if you weren't here you can have any of the 7 spots left to present next Monday. See pic below for presentation order thus far.

Don't forget to keep up you Twitter work, and check back in here at the end of class. Please post a comment in the comment section below, detailing what aspect of your project you completed in today's class. Questions? Post them below I the comments or tweet me @cre8tivehavoc. Have a GREAT day!

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TBL Tip #3- Using Animoto

Animoto is a free and easy program that can be used to compile your TBL project visuals into a movie format.  All you need to do is upload your images, select a soundtrack, and then voila! A movie is made!

Check out Hugh's video from last semester:

My Animoto Video

Want to use Animoto?  Let me know and I will give you a free login.

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TBL Project Tip #2-

Work smarter, not harder! Make a google map that incorporates all of the travel "to dos" on your bucket list. Put in a pin for each destination, write a couple of sentences explaining why you want to travel there, and add a pic of a specific thing you'd like to see. Once you've created your map, cut and paste the URL into a blog post.

Example Maps-

http://goo.gl/ahXd1
http://g.co/maps/ra5jb

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TBL Project Tip #1-

As a "board" with "pins:

http://pinterest.com/allisonfirquin/busket-list/
http://indulgy.com/marissa/Bucket%20List
http://perfectbucketlist.tumblr.com/

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Twitter Challenge!

Twitter challenge -was to Tweet at a "famous" person to get them to share their bucket list items. Remember that this challenge might require some polite persistence. You might have to Tweet at them multiple times before you get a response.

Twitter challenge- to invite friends and family to join our bucket list conversation. Be strategic in who you invite, make sure it's a person who will contribute positively to the conversation. Have them Tweet an item or two @cre8tivehavoc and @you.


  I may even be convinced to award bonus marks for participating in this challenge!

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Your Words to the School Board

Tomorrow night I will be making a presentation to the school board about this course and the digital activities we have been working on.  I would like to include your comments in this presentation! Could you please answer the following questions in the comments section of this post so I can share them in my presentation. Thanks!

(1) What has been your favourite digital activity so far this semester (blogging, Twitter, etc.) Why did you enjoy this activity so much?

(2) What is the most surprising/interesting this you have learned this semester about the digital world?

(3) What advice, suggestions, recommendations do you have to the school board about the digital future  of schools?

(4) Any other comments about this course and our digital journey you would like to share?

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Welcome Back

Hey All,

I am at home sick today with the stomach flu, but the show must go on without me.

Your to do list for today:

(1) See my next post about my Board Office meeting, and post your comments accordingly.

(2) Work on your blog, and/or your Buried Life Project.


Thanks!

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