Reflection Post

This quarter for science, I think that I did pretty well for my scribe post. I think that I improved from last quarter but I still think that I could have done better. Some things that I could improve upon for next quarter are things like:

• Color


• Science


• Depth


• Explanaton

Some things that I did well on are things like

• Color


• Explanation


• Pictures


• Links

But I think that I could do better next quarter. Some things I liked about Blogger are that I can read about what we did in class if I was sick, and that I get to let other people see what we did. Some things that I did not like about blogger is that it does not spell check, and it does not come out as you planned sometimes, but other times it works out just fine.

Ben's Reflection post for the Third Quarter

Ben's Reflection Post

Hello Grade 7 and 8,

This quarter from the comments on my post, I had improved. I also feel that I did better, based on how I felt while making my scribe post. Although I improved, I still made some mistakes. Here is what I could do better:

• Add captions to pictures
• Put a link to a Youtube video
• Make "Scribe Post" a label in the labels section
• Give definitions for vocabulary words
• More specific notes
• Make sure text is the same size
• Figure out formatting issues
• Capitalzing days of the week

From what you guys comented and what I can say for myself, these are what made my post good this quarter:

• Grammar and spelling were almost perfect
• Pictures were helpful and relevant
• The link was helpful and interesting
• Thorough and informative
• Date in title
• Colors were legible and not distracting
• Link to Moodle
• Labels were correct
• Included name in the title
  
  
  I enjoyed blogging this quarter. Partially because we didn't have to do as many comments, which definitely took off some of the weight. Also, now I knew how to make my post good as a result of my post from last quarter, so I didn't have to worry about every detail. The class blog helped for when I was away for CEESA events and when I was sick. I must say, the blog is becoming a bit of a harassment with all the other things we have. One of the downsides to blogging as I said in my last reflection post, it doesn't have spell check and isn't as compatible on other computers. I would like to keep using blogger, but not for every class because sometimes we don't do much.

Davide's Reflection Post

My post for the third quarter had many pros and cons. These are mostly found in all of the comments the 7th and 8th graders made to me. I found all of the comments very helpful, since they helped me understand my mistakes and gave me an idea on how to make a better post next quarter. Some good things I did were:

• Good font
• Good color
• Showed emotions (excitement)
• Good hyperlink
• Gave the notes we took in class
• Good spelling/Grammar
• Defined key terms

Some things that I could improve for next time are:

• More pictures
• More links
• Put a caption for the pictures
• Add new information
• Made my post less confusing (organization, explained the notes)
• Included examples for the math problems
• Change the color of a hyperlinked word, so that people can see it
• Bigger title
• Resolve the problems with my computer (word and sentences cut off in the middle, color working)

Overall, I thought that posting was OK, since we had the pressure of it being graded. It was fun because we got to express our ideas and write about what happened in class. It was helpful when I was sick, and I am sure it helped when anyone couldn't attend the class. It wasn't as fun though, since we had to keep an eye out for the rubric and for spelling/grammar mistakes. Instead, I found commenting on other people's posts really fun! It is good to see what other people think about your post. It is also fun to let everyone know what YOU think, and since I tried to comment on everyone's post, it made it even funner! I like blogger and think it is a great way to express ideas and show what you learned. Overall, I liked posting and really enjoyed commenting!

Tamara's Reflection Post

I think that my blog post was okay. It was easy to read, it had nice colors, a few pictures and some (hyper linked) links about the topic I wrote about. However, as I looked through other people's comments on my post, I found out that next time I can improve by: putting more pictures, which are related to the topic, and more links (like the one Ghazaleh suggested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvcOYOO0Fvw&feature=related). I also should put more information (because some people said that my post was too short).
What I like about the blog is that you can improve yourself as a writer and it's also a fun thing to do. But there are some things that I don't like about this project. For example, sometimes there are some computer or internet issues, so sometimes I can't really write the blog or the comment, and it is due... Lets say today! So, what am I supposed to do now? Well, just get my internet/computer fixed and sometimes my parents don't have time to make my computer/internet work. So then, I have to stay at lunch time in the computer lab, doing my science homework, instead of being outside and hanging out with my friends. Well, work is work and school is school.