Final Thoughts

Final thoughts on the course:

Favourite Assignment
My favourite assignment was definitely the TBL project. It was a cool way to represent what we want to do before we die. I've always been a fan of the TV show and I have often thought of what I would say if one of the guys asked me on the street what I want to do before I die. It was also fun to see what everyone else had on their bucket lists. I enjoyed seeing the different ways everyone presented their projects as well. The different opinions and perspectives on life were interesting to see.

Least Favourite Assignment
My least favourite assignment was the Newspaper blackout poetry. I was brutal at it. I found it incredibly difficult to take words out of an article and make them into a poem of my own. Often I'd get distracted by the article and just end up reading it rather than trying to pick out words of my own. I don't think I'm quite creative enough for that.


Friday Reading
I enjoyed reading every Friday. I love to read and don't always have the time so it was nice to be able to read for an hour once a week if I couldn't find any other time to do so. Also the library in this class is wicked. I found a lot of new books I want to read and started reading a book called Scar Tissue that Ms. Mclauchlan suggested.

Monday Writing Reflection
The Monday writing reflection I found to be a struggle at times. Scar Tissue was kind of a book that new things didn't really happen too often. I felt like writing "He's still high everyday" and "he had sex 4 times in one night again" etc etc. But I tried my best to find new things to write about and hope I did the great book justice. The reflections also helped me better understand what was happening in the book because of writing it all out and getting my opinions and thoughts down.


WRN
At the beginning of the semester, most of my work and personal additions etc were in my WRN. But as the semester continued and we got more and more into blogging, my WRN become a bit obsolete. I don't really see the point of having a WRN now since we've put everything online.

Blog
When I first heard we were going to be blogging, I was very disappointed. The thought of blogging just has never appealed to me. But as we continued to learn more about it, I began to look forward to blogging. It's just a different way to get your ideas into cyberspace.


Tweeting
I already had twitter before this course so I knew what it was all about and how it worked. Even though I had it, I never (and still dont) saw the point in it. It's basically just a bunch of people updating the world on their life every 10 minutes. Not really my style. I barely tweeted and I only really had it to follow some rad people. So that part was cool, but besides that I'm not really a fan. However, I do see that it is a vehicle for many people around the world to communicate and even use it for educational purposes.

Integration of technology in the course
I enjoyed the involvement of technology in the course. I learned many more things about technology I didn't know before. I've never heard of a lot of the things introduced in this course so it was nice to learn something new about something I thought I knew all about.


What I've learned about myself
I have learned that even though I'm not very creative, I try my hardest to be successful in that area. I have also learned that even though I thought I was a decent writer, I'm actually pitiful. I'd like to try to work on that, I feel being a good writer is an important trait to have. I have also learned I want to read every book possible. I have always been a reader but I don't dedicate as much time as I should to reading. I think you learn a lot while reading and I'd like to continue learning after high school.


Comments/compliments for Ms. McLauchlan
I have enjoyed this course more than I expected and that is because of Ms. McLauchlan. She has been an awesome teacher and person to have known. I was interested in her opinions and outlook on life. It's been a long semester but I have enjoyed this course. All thanks to you Ms. M!