Showing posts with label Week 8. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 8. Show all posts
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Tech Tip: Google Timer
A time management trick I use is I focus a certain amount of time on just one assignment. If I'm having a really difficult time focusing, I will usually put my phone far away from me since I usually waste a lot of time looking at things on there. Now that I know I can get a timer from Google, it'll be so much easier to do this since I don't need to use my phone for a timer!
Week 8 Review: Selfie Cat
As I was going through this weeks announcements, I came across this picture that I think is just so funny! I always think taking the perfect selfies are very difficult, so I relate to this picture!
(Selfie Cat,
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Week 8 Growth Mindset
As I was reviewing my original post regarding the growth mindset from week one, I was happy to see that I've stuck true to what I had written. It turns out that my graduate level course is actually my favorite and the teacher makes things very easy to understand.
Reading through the list on the assignment page, I realized that through this class I am able to take constructive feedback much better than I had been before. I would like good feedback because I know that that is what is going to help me succeed in all my classes, and even life outside of school. Something I really need to work on in this class especially is not waiting until the last minute to do assignments. For the past two or so weeks, I've waited until right before the deadline to complete my work, so the more ahead I can be in this class the better.
One way this class can help with strengths is that it can help me to push past just doing the minimum. This builds on learning rather than going for the grade. Although the popular saying in college of "C's get degrees" rings true, I would much rather earn my degree than just get it. This means that I have to work hard to understand the materials I'm learning in other classes and use this to solve real life problems one day.
One of my biggest weaknesses in my life is not asking questions. I always think that people don't have time to answer them, and even worse that people will make fun of me for the questions I ask because they tend to be no-brainers a lot of the time. Through this class I've learned that it is okay to ask questions and that it is a necessary part of learning. This is something that I am trying to implement into all of my classes!
Reading through the list on the assignment page, I realized that through this class I am able to take constructive feedback much better than I had been before. I would like good feedback because I know that that is what is going to help me succeed in all my classes, and even life outside of school. Something I really need to work on in this class especially is not waiting until the last minute to do assignments. For the past two or so weeks, I've waited until right before the deadline to complete my work, so the more ahead I can be in this class the better.
One way this class can help with strengths is that it can help me to push past just doing the minimum. This builds on learning rather than going for the grade. Although the popular saying in college of "C's get degrees" rings true, I would much rather earn my degree than just get it. This means that I have to work hard to understand the materials I'm learning in other classes and use this to solve real life problems one day.
One of my biggest weaknesses in my life is not asking questions. I always think that people don't have time to answer them, and even worse that people will make fun of me for the questions I ask because they tend to be no-brainers a lot of the time. Through this class I've learned that it is okay to ask questions and that it is a necessary part of learning. This is something that I am trying to implement into all of my classes!
(Stretch yourself to learn something new,
Monday, October 10, 2016
Week 8 Reflections
As I was going through my reading notes, I am very happy with how I have written them and utilized them in my writing. I feel as though I don't spend time on summarizing what has happened in the reading, but rather how the story was told. This helps me narrow in on my choice for what type of story to tell for the week. One thing that really helps me with this decision is while I read, I take notes of what I could change and I write this into bullet points at the end of my reading notes. It's very easy to find good ideas this way! Something I really need to work on is my reading schedule. Especially now that the semester has started to pick up, things are starting to pile on and this is getting pushed back until the last minute. If I can start the readings sooner, I'll get even more ideas of what to write about!
Looking back at my stories, I have really enjoyed all of them. The only one I haven't enjoyed was this past weeks story. I feel as though I didn't really have a good idea of what to write about, so I just wrote something random and it didn't come out very well. I've never really been a fan of writing because I never thought of myself as a good writer, however through this class I've seen how fun writing is! It's a nice break from all the math and science I spend so much time on! I'm really enjoying writing my storybook and I have a pretty good idea of where to spin it. I think it'll be a fun story to read and write!
It's a lot of fun to be able to see all the different writing styles and techniques so many people use in this class! It shows just how different we all are. It's also fun to see how people can take these Indian Epics and make them their own...very neat! As I read through some people's stories, I feel as though there are quite a few people who write to the 500 word minimum and just stop their story there when they could keep writing and end the story really nicely. I've tried to not do that and give as much detail in the end as I put into the beginning of the story. I feel as though I give good feedback on stories, however if I read the story multiple times I think I can give even better feedback to others!
Looking back at my stories, I have really enjoyed all of them. The only one I haven't enjoyed was this past weeks story. I feel as though I didn't really have a good idea of what to write about, so I just wrote something random and it didn't come out very well. I've never really been a fan of writing because I never thought of myself as a good writer, however through this class I've seen how fun writing is! It's a nice break from all the math and science I spend so much time on! I'm really enjoying writing my storybook and I have a pretty good idea of where to spin it. I think it'll be a fun story to read and write!
It's a lot of fun to be able to see all the different writing styles and techniques so many people use in this class! It shows just how different we all are. It's also fun to see how people can take these Indian Epics and make them their own...very neat! As I read through some people's stories, I feel as though there are quite a few people who write to the 500 word minimum and just stop their story there when they could keep writing and end the story really nicely. I've tried to not do that and give as much detail in the end as I put into the beginning of the story. I feel as though I give good feedback on stories, however if I read the story multiple times I think I can give even better feedback to others!
(Writing Process,
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