I feel like my MRP is coming along, slowly but surely. Now that I go on my web blog and see all of the things I have done I am kind of excited just to get it all finished so I can see the finished project. This week the first genre I submitted was the poem. I chose to do the 5W poem and it is based on the 5W questions like who, what, where, when, and why. I thought this was a neat way to write a poem because you have to think about your topic in a different perspective to complete this poem.
I enjoyed the time on Wednesday we had to complete some assignments. I did some of my work on notebook paper first so I could let it absorb for a few days and then I posted it on Sunday. This method seemed to work well for me because I could look over my work for a second time and get new ideas or just make last minute changes.
I’m really excited about the power point presentation it seems to be fun and colorful. So far I have just planned to incorporate my focus questions in the presentation by making editing them in the header of the slide and post a brief response to each one in the body of the slide. I also formed a word web to show how some terms are related.
The prompt for the 3r’s of Inquiry required me to think the most in this weeks assignments. I wanted to ask a good question so I could incorporate many of my thoughts about the article into it. This assignment brought to my attention how difficult developing a prompt for me to answer could be. I found myself skimming through the paragraphs asking myself, “what could I ask?” Finally, I took the article’s advice and tried not to “answer the question” but instead ask a question I thought would be interesting.
Last but not least I am glad we are doing the peer reviews because I think everyone’s work can always be better, especially mine. I also like to hear input from others that are working on the same project as me.

The most valuable information I obtained this week was how to evaluate a website. I found this information to be very helpful because there have been many times I would avoid using the internet as a research tool for the mere fact that the information may not be reliable. Now I feel I know what to look for to help me determined whether a site is reliable and credible or not. I liked following the Perdue Format because it told you exactly what to look for to obtain credibility and reliability in books and articles as well as websites. I will use this information as I continue my research and my learning.

While completing the Project Prospectus I must say I was a little overwhelmed. I am excited to finish it but it seems like so much work to do in so little time. However, I am eager to finish the project I am sure it will turn out great.

Again, I enjoyed meeting with the class on Wednesday. I think I get a lot out of the class just by reading everyone else's questions. This also helps me pull my thoughts and ideas together.

This week was another hectic week of course! So many things to do and so little time, sometimes I feel like I am just chasing my tale. I did take time to reflect on this week and think about how this class is progressing. I really enjoyed the MOO session on Wednesday, I was kind of nervous about the meeting because I didn’t think I would be there on time. I think I ended up logging on ten minutes before class, I just knew something was going to go wrong but it didn’t and everything went very smoothly. I didn’t know how we would do the groups but it worked out good and I feel like we had a good discussion. I also wanted to comment on my joining a professional mailing list this week. The address I was given to mail my subscription had been changed a couple of years ago and Wayne Smith, Technical Coordinator from the University of Maine, emailed me and gave me the new address. This made me feel good that a complete stranger would be so helpful in my cyber dilemma. You were right Ms. McComas you can meet some very helpful people in cyberspace. I enjoyed this week’s assignments because I was able to learn about my own learning, which is something that I haven’t really thought about before.
I have always wanted to be able to design my own webpage and now I am getting the opportunity to do so. It appears as if it would be very complicated but it really isn't bad. You have to be very precise, of course when entering information but I think it is really neat. I am excited to see what my final webliography will look like but I feel I am off to a good start.