Hi, everyone. I just finished responding to all the research questions I could find in Google Docs, so before I move on to today's work, I need to do a little housekeeping.
1) I still haven't seen research questions from a significant number of you. You really can't move on with the rest of the semester if you don't have a researched question that I've given you feedback on. So, PLEASE get this done ASAP or email me at jcharlton@utpa.edu and let me know what the problem is so I can help if at all possible. If you think you turned one in, but don't have any feedback from me, email me now because that means I haven't seen it (at least as of 10:45am).
2) When you upload something into Google Docs or create a document directly in Google Docs, you need to make sure you've clicked on your individual folder first. Then, when you upload or create a document, it will automatically be placed in the correct folder (yours). You don't need to "Share" anything as it will already be shared with me. Sharing just means it sends me a link to your document through the email, and I don't have the ability to comment or for you to revise if you do it that way. I found a few of your documents outside of your folders, and I tried to cut and paste them into a document in your folder for you so you could see what it should look like.
3) Remember to name your documents something recognizable--with your first name in there. So, for the research question, something like "ResearchQuestion_Raul" would be good for Raul. This isn't a huge deal yet, but as we accumulate more docs and eventually share them amongst the whole class, this will get messy fast:).
Okay, now to Wednesday:
1) I'd like you to read my comments on your research question and revise if necessary. You can ask questions of me by replying to my comments or by inserting new comments of your own (just click "Insert" and "Comment" to do that), and I'll get back to you sometime today. What I'm trying to do here is create a conversation between you and me about your research question. You've got really interesting ones, but I'll be pushing you in the coming days to be as precise as you can so we can start identifying the keywords you can use to locate research in the databases about your question. This won't always be an easy process, but that's just the way research goes:).
2) I'd like you to go back to your research question document and add a section to it about "Relevant Constructs/(Mis)Conceptions." For your first project, I'm going to ask you to write about a construct or a conception of writing, reading, researching, learning, etc. The first step is to start thinking about what the important constructs or (mis) conceptions are related to your research question. So, for instance, Robert has this question: Do standardized state (writing) tests, like the TAKS, ultimately help or hurt students? At the root of this question are assumptions about what "good writing" is and how writers work. After all, for tests to be good measures of student writing, they should tell us whether writers are able to produce "good writing" and they should account for how writers write, right? What I'd like you to do today is go back into your research question google doc and start a new section with the heading "Relevant Constructs/(Mis)Conceptions) and brainstorm about what some of the important constructs are in your question or what (mis)conceptions might be relevant to your question. [Due: end of day Wednesday]
How do I see the comments you posted?
ReplyDeleteI uploaded it again because I wasn't to sure if I had shared it or not.
Hi, Zoe. I took another look, and I don't have access to any documents you may have put up. That means you didn't upload it to the correct folder (it should be the one with your name). My suspicion after hearing what a couple of other students did is that you haven't clicked on "Collections Shared With Me." WHen you do that, you'll see our 1302SII folder, which houses all the other materials and your individual folder. I think you may have just gone in and uploaded it to your own Google Docs site, which is why it doesn't show up anywhere where I can see it. Is that what happened? Between this info and the info above, you should be able to get it in the right place, but if not, please email me as I suggested above, ok? We'll get it straightened out.
ReplyDeleteHi, I also created the document without inserting it into My folder, Hopefully I did it right now. I dragged it into my Folder...Hope it worked.
ReplyDeleteThe only problem is that I can't see my individual folder with my name on it.
ReplyDeleteAnna, I did see yours. If you ever have a problem, just email me directly like the blog entry asked, ok?
ReplyDeleteBrenda, did you get yours resolved? Email me if you didn't (jcharlton@utpa.edu)
Just like Brenda, I cannot see my name under the students tab thing...nor can I see anyone else's name. It just says "Students".
ReplyDelete@ Zoe yea thats exactly what I see also.
ReplyDeleteNone of you would be able to see anyone else's folder. You'd only be able to see your own. So, Zoe, you can see the other 1302 materials and the Students folder, but not your folder? The only thing I can think of is this. Have you clicked on the student folder to show what's inside? It won't show up automatically; you'd have to actually click on it.
ReplyDeleteBrenda, try what I suggested to Zoe.
ReplyDeleteYes I tried that when I click on Collections shared with me, I see the 1302-Sum11 folder. Once i click on that folder, I can see 1302 Syllabus, Reading Matrix Template, and Students folder. Then I click on the students folder and its empty, my individial folder doesn't come out.
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