Overall, I felt my lesson went fairly well. I obviously ran into an issue when I was using the Google Docs portion of the technology. Rather than allowing all of the users to edit the document, I only put that they were able to view it. So no one could type their sentences into the Google Doc I made for class. Had I originally used the Google Doc and not posted the in-class assignment on the wiki, I probably would've had more time to mess around with it and get all of the kinks worked out. However, I last minute when I got to class, changed from the class wiki to the Google Doc. This was one of the few times I had made my own Doc so I didn't realize I needed to allow others to edit it and that is why it didn't work. I was able to figure out the issue while they were working on creating their own Google Doc to put their responses in and some students were able to add their sentences to my Doc before I began calling on people the share their answers. I thought, although the mistake shouldn't have been made, it was good to see that while you want to incorporate technology, it isn't reliable all the time whether you make the mistake or there is an error with the technology. That's why it is always important to have a backup plan, which I was able to provide everyone with an alternative way to share their responses.
I thought the lesson was effective over all. I could see that when I had the students share their responses to the prompts I had given them for sentences. Although our class is at a higher level than I would teach that lesson to, given more time, I think it would be a good lesson for younger students as well. Writing is an important aspect of life, as everyone usually needs to communicate through writing at one point or another. With more time, I would've gone into more detail about the different parts of speech and how those related to clauses. Since I didn't have much time in class, I wasn't able to do that. But I thought the class was able to respond to my prompts correctly, which demonstrated that they did understand what I was getting at. Further, in my classroom, students would have to independently edit their peer's work and submit it to me which would show me their personal understanding, as the class involved a lot of group work.
I thought the lesson was effective over all. I could see that when I had the students share their responses to the prompts I had given them for sentences. Although our class is at a higher level than I would teach that lesson to, given more time, I think it would be a good lesson for younger students as well. Writing is an important aspect of life, as everyone usually needs to communicate through writing at one point or another. With more time, I would've gone into more detail about the different parts of speech and how those related to clauses. Since I didn't have much time in class, I wasn't able to do that. But I thought the class was able to respond to my prompts correctly, which demonstrated that they did understand what I was getting at. Further, in my classroom, students would have to independently edit their peer's work and submit it to me which would show me their personal understanding, as the class involved a lot of group work.
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