Crossing the Finish Line

We barely did it!  Time was not working in our favor but somehow we managed to wrap up our @CommonCraft video projects.  You may recall that our previous blog post focused on working together as a team.  That was one of the biggest learning curves that we faced throughout this project.  Learning how to work well in a team as well as how to be a productive contributor to a meaningful project with personalities different from our own might have been our biggest take-away.  We learned to appreciate the different qualities that our teammates "brought to the table".  It wasn't always easy, however.  This brought us to lessons of problem-solving and showing kevod when opinions were different from our own.  As the teacher, I was constantly reminded of the book Getting to Yes and found myself encouraging new strategies in team-building.  In the end, however, we did it!  We chose a topic, collaborated via GoogleDocs, edited our scripts, selected our DIY cut-outs from the Common Craft Cut Out Library, filmed, uploaded, and edited.  We did it.  Ultimately, we enjoyed working together and came to appreciate each other's unique qualities.  What now?  Now, we celebrate our projects.  With that in mind, please enjoy the video below about the different uses of an iPad:

Each of our videos followed the Common Craft meme and as a group, we chose our own topics within the subject of Technology.  Our topics were diverse: how to use MS Word, the benefits of a Mobile Device, Coding in Plain English,  and how to be a good digital citizen.  With such a wide range of topics, we were able to learn from each group as well as from within our own groups.  We hope you will continue to follow us on Twitter @4thTech.