Reflection

=**Reflection** =

This project has been very rewarding. I am able to differentiate instruction to meet the need of all learners. Creating this unit with my group has been very beneficial. Effective communication is the key to any group project and has been especially helpful in the creation of the traveling trunk. We communicated mostly through emails and Wimba sessions. Looking back, I wish I had taught all my lessons with a traveling trunk. This is definitely a resource that I look forward to using for years to come! Reflection is an important part of any project. This is the first movie that I have created for a project. There were a few things that I would change to improve the movie. First I would locate a microphone to improve sound quality. The weather was very windy and the wind made some of the audio hard to hear. I would also use a tripod for all of the scenes. The scenes that were filmed with a tripod look more professional. Last, I will try to use more camera angles. This will add to the overall movie feel. When I showed my students their video, they were amazed that they could create such great content and were eager to create more educational videos.
 * Christina **

I think this was a fabulous project. If anything it made me ORGANIZE!!!!! I knew I had a lot of stuff for this topic but I had to self edit or I'd still be working on it!! I took the best parts of the resources I had and loved researching more! I think this is a great idea to share with teachers as this trunk has a multitude of resources and many different lesson ideas incorporating technology and traditional resources. This group worked well together and kept each other going. LOVED this group and would gladly work with them in any other classes!
 * Jami **

I learned so much from working on this project. Since we chose a standard that is not one I typically teach, I learned a lot about what goes on in other classrooms. I think this project is a fantastic way to organize and share resources with others. As we were working on this project, it made me think about how I would love to make traveling trunks for all the units that I cover, because I could organize all my resources and have them in one place. In addition to having resources organized for myself, it would be really easy to share a traveling trunk with a fellow teacher. I also really enjoyed working with this group, and felt like we worked really well together and created a quality product. I really enjoyed this project, and I learned a lot!
 * Angela **