Class Reflection July 13th

Today's work session started to become a little overwhelming however by the end our group got back on track. Project Based Learning is both a challenging but rewarding experience. I am glad we decided to explore this project because I feel that by "doing" and diving into the process, the learning is that much more valuable.
Our group did some work on our task analysis in creating a blog. We will choose to take the focus of the Writing aspects that are involved with a creation of this product. We posted an inspiration web in our blog to show the break down of the task analysis and will expand on the writing component in our presentation to the BEd students. We had a great conversation with Barb (thanks Barb) today about what is involved in both the reading and writing process. Beyond the teaching of reading and writing, there are experential, emotional and even nutritional  factors that come into play for the student.
We wanted to gain more insight into our Class Profile so we researched videos on YouTube to demonstrate a further understanding about each disability. We have created a second blog page to highlight our Class Profile which will include these videos as well as the websites that had been previously added.
Our main focus now will be to research the Assistive Technology that will be required for our Class Profile to achieve the Writing requirements in creating a blog. We have created a third blog to post this information pertaining to the Assistive Technology as it is an essential part in helping the students achieve the outcomes through Project Based Learning. I have posted on my blog, as a start to this research, a YouTube video (see below) on how stress and/or trauma can be a factor in ODD (one student in class profile). This will assist me in searching for possible Iphone apps that could be used to help relax a student with ODD. As well, apps that could be helpful in creating a behaviour management plan for students with this disorder.