Prototype Reflection

My prototype and pilot testing are coming along well. I decided after last tuesday's class meeting that I would narrow my powerpoint prototype down to only cover two standards. This would be enough to pilot test with 3 parents that have kindergarten students. I decided to use family and friends for this first test. Two of the parents have children who will begin kindergarten in july, and one parent has a child who just finished kindergarten at the end of May. This will give me an idea of how this resource can help new kindergarten parents and gain feedbck from parents who have experience supporting their children through kindergarten.

Prototype

Currently I am still working on my storyboards for my video poduction. This process has taken me longer than I expected because I had never created a storyboard before. I had to do a lot of research before I began creating my own. This was a great learning experience and now I am making good progress. I also found 2 really good books that have great activities for kindergarten students to do at home with their parents. I paln on incorporating some of these activites into my video. I also found out that I am already doing some of the activities in my classroom. I am also going to go back and document these steps so that the design process of my thesis will go smoothly.

IRB Training and Application Reflection

The IRB training was very time consuming, but was very informative. I'm just thankful that I was able to finish it and submit it on time.

Literature Review Reflection

My literature review consisted of a lot of editing and reorganizing. I had already started working on it in my previous class. I had some difficulty finding more relevent literature on my topic. My goal is to keep searching so that I can strengthen my topic. I also plan to begin using the MA template so that I can get the real feel of my project.

Literature Review Reflection

My literature review consisted of a lot of editing and reorganizing. I had already started working on it in my previous class. I had some difficulty finding more relevent literature on my topic. My goal is to keep searching so that I can strengthen my topic. I also plan to begin using the MA template so that I can get the real feel of my project.

MA Project Proposal Reflection

My MA Project Proposal went well. I will try to improve it by adding to the question; How do you plan to produce the project; by structuring my answers to include more of the ADDIE process.

Preliminary Thesis Reflection

The preliminary thesis outline was very helpful. It helped me organize my ideas better and visualize my project from start to finish. I really enjoyed outlining the three main headings and their sub headings because it helped me narrow down my focus areas and find topics that would be more relevent to my project.