August 15, 2011
Implementation
The Multiple Intelligence site will be introduced with an email. The email will be a specially designed marketing push with the link to the blog site in it. Users will need to log in in order to add comments on the blogs. This will protect the site from Spam and help keep the integrity of the comments. When creating an account the user will be able to create a username. The username is what other users will see when comments are posted. This will protect the users privacy.
Since my initial marketing will go out to other educators that work at my school of employment, It will be important to meet with the Headmaster and Principle at Oakwood School. During this meeting I will inform them of the site and insure the positive affect of having a site that helps in the continues growth of educators Professional Development.
Please go to the link posted here to see my actual Multiple Intelligence Site: http://waysoflearning.edublogs.org/
Development
I’m very satisfied with how well the blog turned out. I can see the blog site growing and becoming a great resource for Educators. One of the things I learned from creating this site how hard it is to hold back ideas. As I was creating the site, I had so many ideas, but adding too many of those ideas into the site made it look cluttered. Another thing I learned was how important it is to research many blog companies. You want to make sure the blog company has the tool options you need in order to develop the site you want.
August 9, 2011
Evaluation
(Multiple Intelligence: The 7 Ways of Learning)
As stated in the development section of this blog, I will use Survey Monkey to monitor the objective of the site. This will allow constant feedback on user satisfaction and whether the objective is being fulfilled. In order for me to monitor what my users are doing, I’ll need to view post daily. To make this process easy, I will set up a separate email account that will be dedicated to this Multiple Intelligence blog, and set up the blog to email me when new comments are made.
Development
(Multiple Intelligence: The 7 Ways of Learning)
In order to make this site free for any user to leave comments to the weekly posts, I’ll will make an edublog site my main tool. The blog will be titled “Multiple Intelligence: The 7 Fun and Easy Ways of Learning” needs to be professional, but inviting to the user. In otherwords, I want to make the site simple by keeping it uncluttered, but there are other tools within my blog I will need in order to support the site.
Survey Monkey is another tool I will use in addition to Edublog. On the Edublog site I will have a link to a survey where users can leave helpful advice on how the blog can improved and rate how satisfied they are with the site. There will also be a resource tool bar to display links to other places users can get helpful information on the topic discussion.
August 8, 2011
Design
(Multiple Intelligence: The 7 Ways of Learning)
I want users of this site to read the topic of discussion in which I will post a new topic weekly. Once users read the topic of discussion, they can either contribute personal experience, and/or knowledge they have researched on the topic or they can ask questions if they are not knowledgable about the topic. With each user contributing questions, answers and resources, the site will grow and become a huge resource of reference for all users.
Users will collaborate by contributing information to the topic. For instance, if the topic is about Visual Learning, the user can ask questions if they are not knowledgable, add personal experiences, or even provide links to other resources. This is a discussion site, that like any social site, demands the user to contribute in some way to the discussion at hand.
Analysis
(Multiple Intelligence: The 7 Ways of Learning)
The main users of my blog will be Educators. When they come to this site they will be able to both learn and contribute to the learning about Multiple Intelligence, or as others say, the Seven Ways of Learning. As a result of my website I want teachers to know about the theory of multiple intelligences and how it makes things simpler for the learner. They should know that by chunking the broad range of human abilities into seven basic intelligences, we now have a map for making sense out of the many ways in which children learn, and a blueprint for ensuring their success in school and in life. I’ve seen many websites that give information about the 7 ways of learning. There are also many books written about the topic, but what I would like to do differently is to start a post, and just like in a wiki, allow the user to contribute to the collaboration of the topic. The user will also be able to ask questions, allowing their peers who are knowledgable to answer, give resources and have full discussions about topic discussions. Allowing the user to drive the conversation will make for a more interesting blog.
Performance Drivers that could prevent users from learning with this tool. Performance Driver #1 Incentive. People want to know what’s in it for them. If they have no interest in the topic they will not use or participate in the blog. This is why I want to allow the users to drive the conversation. I want to address this, by having a wiki on the side of the blog with the question, “What do you want to know?” Not only does it address the first performance driver, but it also addresses performance driver #2: Motiviation. Giving users the ability to drive the discussion, will also motivate them to come back and participate in the blog.
My objective is to provide Educators with a platform to increase their knowledge and resources to help include multiple intelligences in there lesson plans. Educators won’t always find ways of including every intelligence in there curriculum plans. But if this website helps them reach into one or two intelligences that they might not otherwise have tapped, then it has served its purpose very well indeed!
August 2, 2011
Three different projects ideas I could do with blogs, wikis, or other social media
- Multiple intelligence: The 7 ways of learning
Audience: Educators
Message: I want educators (both Administrators and Teachers) to know what the 7 ways of learning are, and how they can be approached in the curriculum creatively.
Tools: Post, Comments and Links, also I’ll give on the site are definitions, also book and website suggestions on the 7 ways of learning. This will allow them to research what they don’t know and be able to contribute to the blog.
- Yummy Coins: Creating healthy meals on a budget
Audience: Moms and Dads
Message: Anyone can take a recipe and prepare it on a budget
Tools: Comments, Photo’s, Video, Post. I will also supply a weekly recipe and invite bloggers to either cook it and let us know how much they spent on preparing the meal, or share ways they would use to save on preparing the meals (substitutions, store suggestions, etc…)
3. Free T’s: Free technology for Education
Audience: Teachers
Message: Many of the best technology available to use for education is free. Teachers can learn about free technology available to them and how they can use them in their classrooms.
Tools: Comments, Posts and Embedded Video for Tutorials.
July 27, 2011
About Me
My name is Yvette Poydras, I currently work as an Admission Coordinator at Oakwood School and North Hollywood California. I have 2 children (Vanessa 17 & Cameron 15).
1. I love hiking
2. I perform improv on the weekends
3. Recently I met Johnny Depp and he gave me a big hug
