A.1.4.+Discussions

Michelle Wright is green 713-992-3147 Debbi Dickinson is red home (830) 569-6138 Cell (830) 570-1737

= Items we need to complete this assignment. =
 * [[file:A.1.4_MLA_Self-Check_Sheet.doc|A.1.4_MLA_Self-Check_Sheet.doc]]
 * [[file:A.1.4_Case_Study Assignment.pdf|A.1.4_Case_Study Assignment.pdf]]
 * [[file:A.1.4_Research-based_Article_Checklist.doc|A.1.4_Research-based_Article_Checklist.doc]]
 * [[file:Rubric_1.4_Case_Study.doc|Rubric_1.4_Case_Study.doc]]
 * @http://ls5443.pbworks.com/w/page/11004135/A_1_4_Rubric_Rationale

Calendar > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________  Thurs Go to summary. I’ve taken all the pieces and put them together. So far, this is the final paper, but probably still needs editing. I will look now Michelle it looks great to me! I indented for paragraphs. I didn’t know if we should or not. I just always do. It’s indented in the WORD doc but when I transferred, it took them away. Once I finisih editing, (based on your suggestions), I’ll send the Word doc to you for a final look. I tried to look for errors. The only one I questioned was the sentence in the admin. From my perspective, I wonder if principals want statistics and data to see the benefits of a successful library program or prefer personal experiences. should there be a question mark. I guess not because it isn’t a question.Never mind! It looks great!! I know that you have done way more than your share and I am sorry about that!! I owe you big time!! Alright, well, it looks like the paper is done! I’ll go through it again tomorrow with fresh eyes. How ’s the words cited? I think we still need to add all these notes to the wiki too. Once she answered the question about hightlighting, I felt much better and could write the paper!
 *  Sat. Jan 25th. - Find your partner and post URL to wiki.
 *  Review and take notes on transcripts.
 * Start inputting transcript info into matrix.
 * Sat, Feb. 1st - Have at least 3 articles.
 * Sun, Feb 2nd - Complete articles checklist.
 * Take notes on articles & insert in stakeholder GD.
 * Watch Jing video on how to create works cited with hanging indents (linked to assignment sheet). [|__Jing_demo_hanging_indent.swf__]
 * Mon, Feb. 3rd - Complete works cited.
 * Tues, Feb. 4th - Add matrix to the wiki. DONE
 * Wed. Feb 5th - Start putting together a paper
 * Thursday, Feb 6th - Continuing writing, editing.
 * Friday, Feb 7th - Finishing writing, editing.
 * Friday, Feb. 7th - DUE turn in by 9pm
 * Check the rubric to self-assess
 * One person submits the matrix URL and the rubric with the top portion completed
 * The other person submits the article checklist and the paper itself.

I just need to check over the works cited then I guess we need to add it to the word document. I will text you in a little while when I know it is completed! Do you want to wait until tomorrow to turn everything in. I know I have to turn in 2 and you have to turn in 2. If so, what time? Yes, I want turn in tomorrow so I’m not rushing. I don’t think we have to turn in at the same time. Let me get the assignment sheet to confirm what we’re doing. > > >
 * Ok, we’re not done the checklist…..I put in one article and you put in two, but I think I have one more article to put in based upon the rubric saying we need 4 to get full marks. I sent the checklist to you, right? Did you input your articles? yes. Ok, can you send back to me? I’ll put in my new article. Then, after you send me the works cited, I’ll turn in tomorrow the document and the checklist.
 * You need to turn in the rubric and the matrix URL. Easy peasy! Absolutely! I will send the checklist now and the work cited in a few.
 * I’ll make sure I’ll get all the notes on the wiki. I still have quite a bit to do, but I’m not working tomorrow. What time do you finish work tomorrow? Should we turn in our stuff about 5, if we want to do it together and make sure we’re all done and complete? That sounds great. I just checked and the checklist should be in your drive...want to make sure? No, it’s not there. How did I send to you? As a word doc? No you shared with me. It is in my google. I can share back with you? Let me try. got it. Actually, I need to put two articles in there for a total of 5. great! I will talk with you at 5:00 tomorrow. expect the work cited in a few minutes. Ok. Bye! see you tomorrow at 5. okie dokie

__MLA citations__ (we can figure out how to make a hanging indent later)

Church, Audrey P. “The Instructional Role of the Library Media Specialist As Perceived By Elementary School Principals.” School Library Media Research 11(2008). Library & Information Science Source. Web. 2 Feb. 2014

M [|ontiel-Overall, Patricia, and Anthony C.R. Hernandez. "The Effect of Professional Development on Teacher and Librarian Collaboration: Preliminary Findings Using a Revised Instrument, TLC III." School Library Research 15. (2012): 1-24.] American Association of School Librarians. Web. 2 Feb. 2014.

Todd, Ross J. "School Libraries And The Development Of Intellectual Agency: Evidence From New Jersey." School Library Research 15.(2012): 1-29. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts with Full Text. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.

Kimmel, Sue C. “Consider With Whom You Are Working: Discourse Models of School Librarianship In Collaboration.” School Library Media Research 14.(2011): 3. Library & Information Science Source. Web. 1 Feb. 2014 __________________________________________________________________________ Let’s create a calendar. All we have is the due date so far. : ) Great idea. Do you want to meet online to hash out our plan? How about right here on Thursday evening at 6:30? I have to take hubby to a poker night at 6:30. How about 7?  7:00 will be perfect! Talk to you soon!  Hi Michelle! HI Debbi. We look like Christmas. : ) I was thinking the same thing. It that your phone number? yes Is this your last semester? Have you done projects before on Google Docs? This is my last semester!! I have done several projects on here and then transferred the notes to the Wiki. Speaking of Wikispaces - It just doesn’t seem flexible. Just to get to know you for a second….Do you use strikethrough when editing? If I wanted to reword something of yours, I would something like this... Do you mean when I am editing my writing or yours ? our writing. Great idea! Excellent. It keeps everything moving and I'm not insulted if you change wording - of course, we might not agree, but that’s what compromise is about. : ) I am going to warn you right now...I am not a confident writer. I would much rather speak then write!! I”m a confident writer, so that’s good. I’m not great at analysis...but I’m good at seeing things and putting it together. Wonderful! I always know what I want to say I just have a hard time putting it on paper.  Do you have a good idea of what we’re supposed to be doing? I don’t exactly. I’m thinking that you and I are supposed to do our own research and pull out quotes. Then we’re supposed to put them into the wiki (or googledocs). I made a page on my wiki. BTW, what wiki are we using? I’ll go to the wiki know and pull off what she had as an example.  I have been trying to wrap my mind around this assignment. I am having a hard time understanding how we can choose our own articles, read them, and then come together to write a 5 page paper. We can use my or yours. Doesn’t matter to me. What I’ve “assumed” so far is that you are supposed to write your quotes and citations in red and I’m supposed to write mine in green and use the matrix format. I haven’t seen an example of the 5 page paper, but I think the matrix info helps us write the paper. There are too many places with the same info and too many places that have to be accessed, therefore, it feels like a spiderweb in my brain and not sure I’m gathering/reading/responding to everything I’m supposed to do! I agree. I am having a hard time with the overload of information/directions/suggestions/examples!! Yep, me too. I’m glad to have a partner to figure it all out with! I am looking at the Assignment Sheet now and you are right. The first thing we need to do is conduct research. After that we are to use a checklist for each article. And then we use the prewriting Matrix. Is that what you understand? Yes. > > > >> >> I guess I am having a hard time of seeing how this paper is going to flow!! I agree. I think we need to look at the rubric and take it bit by bit. Let me print it out. Be back. It has reflection and summary!! Do you have the rubric in front of you? yes...I printed it out. Do you want me to type what it is says? I have it. Let’s go thru point by point. 1. Collaboration up to 10 pts. We’ve done this. I’ll post that we’re using my wiki. DONE 2. Prewriting Notetaking - we’re going to find 2 articles apiece ASAP, read them and find good quotes. Make sure we cite them above. There will be two in red and two in green. When do we want to have these articles read and highlighted?? Well, the freaky thing is that this assignment is due in one week. Sooo, I’m thinking Sat. afternoon? I was thinking Saturday too! Perfect. 2:00?? I’m creating a calendar at the top of this doc great!! Do you think we can fill out the matrix and the checklist on Saturday? Yep. Do you want to start writing the content on Sunday or Monday? Ok, so, it looks like in pre-writing, there are 2 components - one is note-taking (and citing the notes) and inputting data into the matrix. Agree. I think we can knock this out on Saturday. I’m going to create 2 more google docs? One for our notes and one for the matrix? DONE and sent to you. This can be our getting started, figuring it out place? Otherwise, we have to scroll down so far to see our work. Sound ok? That sounds great. We have to fill in the checklist for each article and turn them all in together at one time. I can upload these to our Google docs so we can work on them together. I will upload the rubric too since we have to turn that in as well. I will do this by Saturday. You are fast girl!! Well, I think we have a great start. : ) I’m going to go see if there is an example of the 5 pg doc. Turns out we have to turn in the 5 page article as a Word doc or similar. So I guess the wiki is for her and her GA to watch our progress. I feel much better now. Not so overwhelmed!! I feel better about this assignment too, but I’m worried about what the 5 pg paper is supposed to look like. Well, I know I said Sat. but we might be getting a dog. We’re going to the shelter at 2 or 3 and it’s about 45 mins away. How about 12. Too early? You rock! I think we’re good partners! Ciao.  Ok. I am off to work on more homework!! I will see you on Saturday at 12:00. Have a great evening. Don’t forget to pick up your husband! lol 12:00 is great!! Agree!! We can do this!! Good night!  Can we meet up tomorrow, Sunday, at 3? We can get in 2 hours before the Super Bowl? I’m off work on Tuesday and Wednesday, so I can do a lot of it then. Do you work in the daytime? I’m working Monday, Thursday and Friday. Can you work on it Monday evening too? Yes, I can work Monday night. 1. The other night after we logged off, I looked intently at a lot of the documents and found 3 important links below we need for the project. View these! These are from Dr M and we need for the project!!!! __http://ls5443.wikispaces.com/Collab_Testimonials__ (We reviewed at took notes) DONE [|__http://ls5443.pbworks.com/w/page/11004135/A_1_4_Rubric_Rationale__] [|__http://ls5443.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/56536712/A.1.4_Case_Study.pdf__] Hi Michelle. Tomorrow at 3:00 is fine. I work full time. I am the school librarian of record at my campus. I am leaving Tuesday for TCEA in Austin. I will be back home on Friday. I was hoping to get most of this knocked out by Tuesday. I found 2 articles already. I have read and highlighted them. I have already watched the videos and have made notes on those too. I will look through the articles that you have suggested before tomorrow. The articles I have read are: I found these articles in ERIC b/c my practicum school wouldn’t let me access TWU’s database. However, most if not all are from SLR online.
 * The first thing we need to decide is wiki. I’m ok with using mine. Can you go there and make sure you can edit on it? give me a minute and I will check. Yes I can get in. I am a member so I should be able to edit!
 * Take a look at the very top of this document. Let’s put our citations there to see what we have in one spot. Great idea! Have you already found your articles? No...I’m looking at the assignment and it says we need a min of 3. Do we want to use 4. We each find 2? That sounds good.
 * I see there are a few parts of this assignment. It has to be a 5 page paper..no more.
 * We need to write “...a summary [that] shows thoughtful analysis and gives examples of the benefits of classroom-library collaboration to all four of these stakeholders.”
 * The partners cite research, analyze the testimonials and relate them to their OWN ideas AND QUESTIONS about the practice of classroom-library collaboration. They indicate the reflective aspects of their paper by highlighting them.

[|__http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ994326.pdf__ I like this one. I am reading it now and highlighting.]

[|__http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ888376.pdf__]

[|__http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ823034.pdf__ __Reading__]

[|__http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ954597.pdf__ This is the one I have read and highlighted.]

[|__http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ896314.pdf__] Sun, Feb 2 Hi Debbi. Are you there? Do you have skype? I wonder if we can skype and type at the same time. There’s just so much info to go through! Hi Michelle. I am here :) No I don’t have skype. You are right. There is a lot of info to go through. I am still trying to figure out how to write a paper together. Dr. M made a comment that it was impossible to do at the same time, but I don’t see how you can without working on it together. You’ve completed projects on googledocs with other people before? Yes ok, have you edited with another person? yes but it has been done at the same time. She said we should do it at separate times. At least that is what I understood. Where did you see this? On the discussion board. Ah, I think I saw this...this was a question from an old partner of mine from last semester. Dr Cats said we HAD to work at the same time together and we were wondering if all 3 of us were going to be able to meet at the same time. Although I don’t remember specifically what Dr. M said, I thought it was along the lines of “you don’t have to work at the same time - it’s not required.” but I can look again. That makes sense. I had Dr. Cats last semester too. Ok, let me update you on what I’ve done and what I still need to do… > > > > > > > >
 * I’ve created a few pages on the wiki. 1) is our discussion - which is this and we can move over. 2nd is the matrix and 3rd is notes on articles and transcripts.
 * I put all the notes from the transcripts into the GD (googledocs). Maybe you should write your notes from the transcripts into this GD.
 * After each session of us talking here, I’ll put it down below at the bottom of this doc. That way, we’ll always know to look at the top. When we write info at the top, we should date it so we know when one of us has been on to talk to the other. Great idea!
 * Did you see the links I added below? If so, I’ll move down so you can see what I mean. Yes I had already looked at those previously. I have made notes about the videos but I have those at school. I will add those tomorrow. Ok, take a look at the GD notes to see what I’ve done and see if that’s OK with you and if you’re with me on the look/concept. looking now That looks great. That’s what I did on paper when I watched them. I will add to it if I had anything different.
 * Ok, back to writing the paper….let’s break it down. It’s 5 pages. We’ll have an intro and a summary/conclusion and we’re discussing the benefits of collaboration on 4 different groups - SL, Admin, students and teachers. This is comprehensible. : ) Let’s think of it as 1 page per group and another page for the intro/conclusion. We still need to add OUR individual thoughts, and that’s the only part I’m not clear on . This sounds pretty easy, right? Actually how you put it...YES! I think that our own parts are us synthesizing . Yes, but this is where I get confused because the WHOLE paper is US synthesizing the info and turning in a joint project. I’ll have to look again, but...in terms of how do we write a paper together, we can break it down like this - I can make a GD for each of the following 1) intro 2) students 3) admin 4) SL 5) teachers 6) summary/conclusion (or ,how about I make 3 of them and you make 3 of them). You bet! Then, we’ll each go in and write our thoughts. We can blend it all together - it will be in our own colors which is what she wants. Having a GD for each makes it organized and easy to add our thoughts on one topic.
 * I think this will work! On the articles. Do we both read the same three? Great question that I had too. I think we can decide together. Part of me wonders if we should read the same (in case one of us missed something), but each reading our own means maybe we can add more articles. for example, we have 3 so far...you have 2 and I have 1 (role of SL perceived by principals), but we can also use the McGregor article which we all read - so that’s 4. And we can use ANY readings that we’ve read so far….so we could have a lot of articles/citations. I added another article that I read, so I have 3 that we can use. I like this third one better than the Educating Preservice School Librarians to Lead… but there is info that is valuable. Yes, the beauty of it is that we are looking for quotes, things to paraphrase, etc. so any/all that we gather can be put into the paper. I’ll make 3 GD now...I’ll make Intro, SL and Admin. I’m literally just naming docs and inviting you. I don’t think we’re anywhere starting writing stuff in there yet. I’ll be back. ok I will make the other 3. I am back . Ok, so...take a look at the wiki and see the pages I’ve created. checking now. Looks great! Thanks!!
 * Ok so now do we each start adding quotes/notes under each stakeholder?? Yes, I’m not sure of the difference b/w the notes and matrix as such. I mean, we can write all the notes down and then input the notes/quotes into the matrix, or, it seems like we could just skip the notes and input the info straight into the matrix. Dr M kind of wants us to double the work? Not sure but I did upload the matrix and share with you. I am not sure how to make it a working document now. When I click on it it doesn’t let me edit. Do you know how to fix this? Did you invite me at __persephone1066@gmail.com__ ? I don’t see any GD. Let me check my email. When you said you uploaded the matrix, do you mean to the wiki? I think I know what you’re talking about b/c I uploaded those links and they didn’t show up at first. There’s another step. Let me look…. I sent them to your twu.edu account. I just shared those new Google docs pages to that email too. Do I need to change it to this email address? I’m not seeing them in my GD. Do you see mine? Can you send to the gmail account?
 * Ok, back to your question about uploading the matrix. Although wikis says “uploaded” it doesn’t add to the page. you still have to go to edit - link - and “click on page name.” here you should see the matrix.

I am not talking about uploading it to the wiki. I uploaded it to Google drive so we could edit it to turn in. No, I don’t think I saw it..I created GD for the matrix...do you have that? I just checked and it says that it was shared with you and that you can edit it. I was able to open the doc...but it’s not showing up in the list Maybe we should start by adding to the Google documents we just created and then we can add that to the matrix later?? I’m not quite sure I’m understanding. Let me see if I can figure it out by summarizing: I think we need to add our notes on the transcripts and articles to the Notes GD. Then we need to move the important quotes/paraphrases, etc. to the Matrix GD. Using the matrix and the notes, we can add our own, individual thoughts, sentences, writing, etc. to each GD. We can then go into each GD and edit and make worthy of a paper. At some point, we’ll have to blend all together to create a 5 pg paper. Does the matrix question you have fit in that? Does the summary sound OK and understandable? yes but I guess what I was concerned about is the part that says “One partner will submit the prewriting category matrix URL and the rubric with the top portion completed.” I am assuming that we will take the notes on our GDs and compile them together to turn in? Yes, everything we do we can compile together. Direct me to the statement you mean...on the rubric? It is on the assignment sheet under Assessing and Turning in your work. got it...ok, let me look. Ok, so one of us has to turn in the matrix url - I think she means the wiki “matrix” page url. We will use GD to easily work/edit the matrix info. Once we’re done with the matrix and happy with it, one of us can copy/paste our GD matrix into the wiki page titled “Matrix.” Then, we will fill out the rubric and either you or I will go to BB and turn in the rubric and the url for the Matrix wiki page. The other person will submit the article checklist AND the 5 page paper. To do this...when we are done with writing the paper, one of us will copy the info from the GD and put into a .doc, .docx file (I think this is GD) and turn in. We may have to edit if we put GD info into Word b/c they use a little different formatting. Does this clarify? Is this what you mean? yes When do you want to have the notes done by so we can start putting it together? The sooner the better for me. It seems that inputting notes and the matrix is individual and we don’t need to work together to do that. I’ve already put ALL my notes for the transcripts in the Notes GD. Now I need to input my notes for the article I chose, plus I’ll add from the McGregor article. You chose and read 3 articles already, so you’ll input notes/quotes, etc. for your transcripts and 3 articles. After we’re done with Notes, then we can take our own individual notes and input into the matrix (with citations so we know where the info came from). After we have written our notes and input into the matrix, then we need to go into each individual GD and write our own thoughts and sentences. I think we can get a lot of this down by ourselves...I have off work on Tuesday and Wed. so I can spend a lot of time synthesizing our work and editing, so the more we can get done between now and say Tues, that gives us Wed. and Thurs. to work out kinks. Sounds like a plan. just remember that I will be at TCEA and in a hotel with another colleague. I will just have to work around it the best I can... Remind me when you’re in TCEA? I leave Tuesday morning and coming back Friday afternoon. I’ll do what I can for the next hour, then I’ll work on it tomorrow night, all day Tues/Wed, Thursday night and Friday night. I plan on getting a lot of it done tonight! As soon as I get back from the grocery store. :) We can meet on Monday. Monday is great. What time? I can meet anytime. Do we need to meet tomorrow night then? I think it’s a good idea. We’re helping each other clarify all the details and even if we didn’t actually “do” much in terms of content, I think we got a lot done today. We could use Monday as a sounding board for each other and to see if we have any questions for each other, etc. How about Monday at 7pm? Perfect! I will see you then!!  Have a great night.  Monday, Feb 3  Hi Michelle Hi Debbi. Want to summarize what we’ve done? Sure. I will go first. I wrote the question in our google docs how each stakeholder gains benefits from collaboration. I went back to the articles and couldn’t find any so I chose a different article today. I added it. I also created a matrix for the videos and added notes to it.  So do we need to delete one of the articles below because it’s not being used? I deleted one of them but I still not convinced that I am reading into this assignment wrong. The articles that I have read gives insight to teacher/SL collaboration but I can’t find benefits. For example the article “Consider with Whom You are Working… looked at a particular case study. The other article I read supported professional development opportunities for teacher and SL to participate in. Am I reading this wrong?? Looks like we need to delete the Kimmel article then b/c if you look at the checklist it specifically asks if the article is reviewing other research or is original research itself. We need original research. It looks like the PD article is not research either… It looks like original research. I don’t want to use it, so we can delete it. Did you highlight any good quotes from it? I mean, it could be as small as “working with the SL taught me how to use technology.” I highlighted a bunch of it but it doesn’t give benefits to stakeholders. To me it gives more of strategies to collaborate effectively. This is where I can be stretchy with this kind of stuff...it it’s a strategy, it’s a benefit. So if they say something like “working with teachers allows the SL to understand the curriculum better” then we could use that as a benefit for the SL. I can look at the article too. On the good news side...my Church article is research and the Montevial should be. Will look at Todd. I looked at the discussions for A.1.4 and Lis asked a question I was about to post. I felt like I was repeating my work...for example, putting my notes from the article into the matrix. Turns out, we only need to put the transcripts notes into the matrix. We are supposed to create a Notes section for our readings, for example 1.2 Notes, 1.3 Notes, 1.4 Notes. Everytime I look it’s more to do… I saw that post too. Feeling very overwhelmed. I just think I am making this harder than what it should be!! We’re ALL feeling overwhelmed, so you’re not alone. I’m looking at it this way….one step at a time. We can do this. Yes I know we can too...don’t I sound confident?? We are on our last leg...the end is in sight!! Exactly! Ok let’s get to it. We both have a matrix. Yay!! > > I think that gets messy but it's up to you and your partner. THIS IS FOR NOTES ON THE ARTICLES - NOT THE TESTIMONIALS WHICH GO ON THE MATRIX.  On the sample student wiki, __http://ls5443samplewiki.wikispaces.com/Case_Study__ , I indicated that our notes would be on separate wiki pages... my notes would be on a wiki page on my wiki and my imaginary partner's notes would be on a page on her/his wiki. Bottom line: Can your partner, G.A. Julie, and I find each partner's notes? So she was talking about the notes not the matrix. I thought I read something about the matrix?? Ok so I will add my testimonial notes to your <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">our <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> matrix. Do I duplicate them? Some testimonials were less than a minute? There wasn’t a lot to them. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Take a look at mine on the matrix...Yes, I think you should duplicate. You’ll use different working then I will. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">I will do this now. ok? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Before you go...I have one article and the testimonials. How many articles do you feel like you have? 2? If so, that makes 3. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Yes I will make these work. I know they are both research! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> I’m going to add the McGregor article too. I like to write, BUT, I do suffer over word choice and structure and it takes me a while. I like to write, leave it alone and then go back to it. So, we need to make sure there is info in each stakeholder from each of us for both of us to start writing a paper. We’ll need Wed to start putting it together. Thurs night to continue putting it together and fix and then Fri night we can finalize. It’s a LOT to do. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">I will find time tomorrow to finish the notes. I will check in with you on Wednesday. Since I am at TCEA and not at work I can check in whenever needed. Do you want to text me when you're ready on Wednesday and we can work together? <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you can get your matrix done and the notes/thoughts/paraphrases/citations for your articles in each stakeholder, we can start putting them together on Wed. However, you have to promise me something. If I word something you don’t like, or if I haven’t clarified or you don’t understand, you HAVE to <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: line-through; vertical-align: baseline;"> strikethrough or change, etc. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ok got it. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sounds good. Ok, I’ll be sending you the article checklist in a few moments via email. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Have a great night <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #274e13; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">You too. Tuesday, Feb 4th. HI Michelle. I added the matrix info the the wiki today. Take a look. __http://conjunctum.wikispaces.com/A.1.4+Pre-Writing+Matrix__ Great...looks pretty good. Thanks. Wed. Feb 5th (this is a text conversation) Hi Debbi. Ok, the quotes/notes are shaping up but we need ore on Admin and SL. Can you add to those? My articles were focused on students and teachers, so I’m glad your article focused on admin! Well, see if you have anything else to add in those areas. Also, add to the intro/summary. BTW, do you know how to add our thoughts/questions that are supposed to be highlighted? Look at the discussions to see Dr M’s reply to a question. I did see that question. I think our format could start with - for each stakeholder we should make a statement about collaboration, then support with quotes and testimonials then synthesize the value for each. Is this what you were thinking? I was thinking more like - a line or two introducing the stakeholder, most would be syn. our quotes/test and then us adding our reflections/questions. Let’s see how it goes when we’re writing. OK. Wow, this is so hard when I’m at TCEA! I wish they weren’t in the same week. I’ll login on to the computer in about 30 minutes. I’ll miss this afternoons TCEA sessions. I hate wasting district money! Sorry you’ll miss the sessions. : ( It will allow us to get a lot of it done today though and then have 2 days to finish and edit. I can work on it today, tomorrow night and all day Friday. Ok, see you in a few. HI Debbi Read what I have below to see if ok. I’ve done the intro. See if ok. I’m over at SL right now. Can you look at the works cited? What do you want me to look for? To see if it looks ok to you...however, I realized, we need to cite all the testimonials. I can do that when we know which ones we are using or do we have to use all of them? Either way I will add them. Im hoping we can use only what’s important to us. I just used principal Paula in the summary, so we need to at least go to the works cited and, for now, put the persons name we use so we don’t forget on the bottom since the top is done. That is what I was thinking..put a check next to the ones you use so I will know which ones to add. that will work too! I asked Dr M a question about the highlighting of our “own ideas and QUESTIONS (her caps). I’m not understanding if the paper is supposed to be in black and you write your own ideas and Q in red and I write mine in green OR if the whole paper is supposed to be in our own colors so she can see who did what. What’s your take on it? looking at rubric not… I do not see where the paper is in different colors. The prewriting category matrix is the only place I see where you MUST USE different colors. I understand that we highlight our ideas and questions only. How do you highlight? What does that mean to you? Different colors? Literally <span style="background-color: #00ff00; color: #1c7020; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">Highlight or through words, point out own thoughts- and if it’s through words, how can she tell the difference between you and me? See what I mean? Am I being too literal? No you’re right because in her response to Kendra she says “self-assess” which could mean not literally highlight but in the rubric she has the word questions literally highlighted. And she says “relate them to their OWN ideas and Q” which means we have to define what are my thoughts/questions and what yours are… I feel like we see new things all the time -that are important and must be included. this is where my stress is coming in. Let’s get something on paper. I’m tempted to do the paper in black and then have a reflection area with our OWN thoughts and Q and put those in our colors. go to SL to see what I mean. . That makes the most sense to me. She can clearly see in our notes that we dissected these directions to death!! Ok, Im going back to SL to write. Text me if you want me to see something you’ve done and Ill go there since we’ll be on different pages now. Okie dokie...off to students!
 * Right now I’m working on adding my article to the checklist. I’m almost done and when I am, I’ll email it to you, since we need to turn in only one form.
 * I input my transcript info into the matrix. I made one too and sent it to you. That what I understood that we both have to have one on our wiki?? No, I think we’re supposed to have ONE matrix. In the rubric it says “Both partners contribute to the benefits matrix. They indicate their contributions by using different font colors. Partners uses quotes from the testimonials. ” I will go and pull up that post from Dr. M to Lis to make sure.

Dear Kendra, I want you, your partner, and me to be able to look at your paper and see your reflection, interpretation, and questions. I think this is a good idea for any paper... particularly one that is composed by a team. Also, I use this technique with middle and high school students so they can self-assess if they have simply strung a series of quotes together, which is never the objective to an assignment. Please highlight your thinking. Hi Michelle! ok...be back in a sec. Looks great Michelle! I will start working on the students, teachers, and summary. Wed. 1) If you look at the rubric under Prewriting: notetaking - The notes aren’t included in the paper, but we have to put them on the wiki, right? That would mean this page right here AND the notes/quotes on each stakeholder GD. This page (our general discussion) is going to go on the wiki to the page that says “Discussions” and on the wiki page titled “Notes on articles, we’ll put all of our bullet points edits. Do you agree? yes

2) Since our paper needs to be on a .doc or .docx, I’ve opened a Word doc and will input what we’ve done into that so I can fix the formatting. It can be a lot different from a GD and I want to make sure we don’t go over. great idea

3) Take a look at the intro. Does it look completely done to you? Any edits you want to make? If not, then we’re done.

4) I have edited Students. Take a look at “attempt 2” and tell me what you think. Any edits you want to make or is it done? Right now it’s in our colors (I put some in red for you), but if she says that’s not what she wants, I’ll take off. attempt 2 looks good. I will add more thoughts/questions

5). Take a look at administration. I’m done my part, but I need your thoughts, questions, etc. That could be done tonight. will do in the morning. I am going to work on citing testimonials this evening. I can’t think in a hotel room with a colleague and the tv on. Tomorrow morning I can get away by myself.