As future educators, we will be
expected to work with our colleagues in order to enhance our students’ learning
experience. When I first read the
guidelines for this interactivity and realized it was a group project, I must
admit I was a bit frustrated. Group work
in person is hard enough, now imagine it online. I’ve never been a fan of group projects,
because I’ve always been the person who ends up doing the majority of the work. However, unlike my previous experiences,
working with Google Spreadsheet allowed us to monitor each member’s
contribution by accessing the revision history.
Being able to determine accountability ensured that each member
contributed his/her share.
At first conducting the
interactivity seemed difficult because someone had to take the initiative to
email the group and create the spreadsheet.
However, once Cathleen initiated the process, the steps became a lot
easier to complete. Since I was the third
person to start editing, I had a better idea of how my fellow group members
wanted to organize the spreadsheet.
Finding the technologies was also simple. Seeing their ideas inspired me and helped me
come up with technologies of my own.
Overall, the interactivity was enlightening. It allowed me to realize that group projects
can be manageable as long as there is communication and collaboration.
