Part of this reflection will be about the EdCamp. Not a camp like the one pictured above, sadly, but a different kind that explored a different way to professional development.

This reflection will take on a different from from some of the last ones. I want to reflect on both parts of the lesson as they were both important to my learning journey but very different styles.

Digital Curation

This part of the lecture was a great reminder to me that I have a LOT of resources I am gathering during this program that are poorly organized. In the days following this lecture I sat down and spent some time organizing and am proud to say my safari bookmarks tab has never looked neater.

Summary (What)

Michael spent this part of the lesson explaining the importance of knowing where we keep things on our devices, knowing how we label things, and knowing where we got things from. This last part was not something I ever thought about before. I safe pdf files a lot from the internet and years later have no idea where I got it from or who the original author is. Since this lecture I have put some thought into how to organize myself better, organized my bookmarks, and spoken with some teachers in my family about how they keep themselves organized.

One question I have still unanswered from all that is what happens to our documents that we save in a school district google drive when we leave the district? Do those remain the property of the district, do we get to keep a copy of it, does it get moved to a new district? I have asked a few people now and no one seems to have an answer for me yet, so I plan to ask a teacher at my Link2Practice next week for more information.

What now

I use Microsoft OneNote for my school notes that I will need to convert to PDFs when I am done at Uvic as my access to this program will end with my time at university and I will want to keep copies of the notes I have so meticulously taken over my time in this program.

Below is an example of my notes from this class that I have converted to a PDF:

As I continue to gather information and resources, my organization will likely change. For now, this is what my bookmarks tab looks like with sections for teaching resources, school tabs, and my crochet hobby (patterns for Christmas gifts). This seems pretty basic at the moment but it allows for a lot of expansion as I gain more and more resources.

EdCamp

I have created a video to summarize my experience with the EdCamp activity. This is my first time using the zoom whiteboard and record feature so I apologize for the spelling errors, the sound quality (including the ding when I received a couple of texts…this was a learning process), and the sticky note informality.

I think this time to meet with peers who have similar interest and concerns was really inspiring for me as I brainstorm ways to make time in the outdoors a reality in an English class.