Registering for the Wiki Programme

I was absent on Thursday. Do not like to stay absent from from class but I had no other choice. I contacted Myrtle over the weekend and she explained to me what exactly needs to be done regarding the Wiki. So we intend to get together sometime over the next few days. Myrtle has chosen a name for our Wiki -knowledgeislight- it sound great and I think it is appropriate for our wiki. We need to decide will our wiki be for a high or primary school and like I told her that because grade 7, 8 and 9 is part of the GET phase I do not see why we cannot keep it to a primary school level.  I look forward to working with my group members. I am so tied up with the marking as we are currently busy with exams. Seems the marking will take me through the holidays as our marks need to be in by the first week in the new term. So it seems it will be very hectic for me as I need to personally see to my family, studies and also my schoolwork.  I guess it boils down to time management. I am busy working one that.  I also had a chance to read through the comments of the assignment that are due next week. Must work on the rough drat.
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Assessment marks

Sandy gave back our test results, essay results and I made it! I know I could have done better.
She also reflected on the mistakes that we made and what we need to look out for, in the future. Sandy mentioned that I made some unneccessary- mistakes and that I need to be more careful in the future. On discussing the web-evaluation test it was pointed out how one can easily take for granted- that a website is authentic. One can easily be fooled but one needs to do cross referencing. I learnt quite a lot today. Today the group leaders were pointed out and I am very happy to be in Mertle and Wendy's group. I know we will make a great team because we have one thing in common: to make a success of this big project.

Looking forward guys!

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Josephine

Web Evaluation Test 2 September 2010

I guess the web evaluation test was not that bad and we as classmates had a lengthy discussion afterwards. Like Sandy has told us - we had done this before but it seems that one needs to do this all the time. Even If I did not pass the test I am confident now because I will know what to look for when evaluating the websites and even when I try to link some of it to forward it to my friends. This was a good exercise.

Thanks Sandy

Mixed feelings

Recently I completed an essay on Information Overload. I gathered so much information from the net that I realized that maybe I could have done better in my research. I developed these feelings after doing some reading on web evaluation - what exactly one needs to look at when you do research, i.e is the content valiid, when last was it updated, list of credentials of publishers, coverage etc. I think now I will look differently at web pages and also maybe instill that in my learners. I think I will do a couple of lessons on that because like me, they might also make the mistake of just choosing any information that pops up ( I think that is why I had so much information ). One really needs to scan the pages properly before downloading information. Today I also feel depressed as my son and his friend was accidently shot whilst on their way to the shop. The thugs got away but my son's friend was killed instantly. The motive unknown. Anyway, this is very traumatic for me and my family. My son was released from hospital. Today we are writing a web evaluation test and I'm looking forward to see how Sandy has set the test. Hope we all pass this test.

Love Josephine