Assignment vs. HA experiences!

Over the course of the semester we have had several assignments and HA assignments that correspond to each other. The assignment portion involved using a program such as Microsoft Word, Excel, or Windows Movie Maker. The HA assignment involved doing a similar project but using Web 2.0 tools to do so. I found this to be a great way to learn and relearn as we have talked about in class so many times.

In some cases, I found the HA assignments easier, so I would complete them first, I found a great crossword program that provided a trial time of 30 days called Crossword Weaver. This program took the task of making a crossword puzzle and made it simple! I tried a few other web tools at first but all were either complicated or charged to publish. I definitely enjoyed using Voice Thread to make the movie for the HA 7 assignment. Before class officially began, I actually completed what I thought was going to be HA 1 using Microsoft Publisher but then discovered, it wasn't assigned anymore, it is on my website if anyone is interested in seeing it anyway!

The HA assignments were a great way to take what we learned through doing the assignments (and in some cases vice versa) and apply it to creating a new project. This is a great way to use the higher level thinking skills of Blooms Taxonomy. I have to say out of all of the assignments I think the crossword puzzle was most difficult using Excel. I enjoyed using the engrade system. The podcast was easy to make but nerve racking to try and record over and over. Great assignment experience overall!