MARCH NEWSLETTER REFLECTION! :) by Ms. Lloyd

Tucker Chaka

2014-03-28 14:37:38 UTC

When we had all of our information, my team and were able to create the article with ease and with time to spare. Our article was very informational and at the same time interesting in order to keep the audiences attention. There are a few things that I can improve on for the next newsletter. I can work on the few spelling errors that I made.

Julio Santos

julio_santosnie — 2014-03-28 14:37:39 UTC

My team and I had spent the entire week given to us before the work day prepping for the article we were assigned with. On the article itself, we spent the workday given to us in class as well as a few hours after school in order to ensure the article was quality.

Our article was unique in that it was meant to excite and entice the reader regarding the Big Event. The best aspect regarding our article is that we used factual information as well as interviews form past people Big Event workers in order to keep the article relevant.

For the next article, I would say to try and turn in the articles with as little errors as possible so that the editors job is easier and the quality of the grammar throughout will not be under the responsibility under any one or two individuals. Also, ensure team members do not wait to the last minute in order to complete their parts of the project but rather use all of their time wisely.

For the next news letter, all the teams, editors, and managers should communicate better as well as the editors actually editing the mistakes in the articles rather than just turning the articles in as is. For example, my article has one grammar mistake due to spell check changing the word that was meant to be "too" to "two". Simple things like that really effect the quality of the work as well as the credibility of STEM as a whole and must NOT happen.

Brandon Fryer

2014-03-28 14:37:49 UTC

There are a lot of things that I can improve on for the next newsletter. The main thing I having my stuff ready for the workday. Although I usually have my things for the work day I always wait until the last possible second to do it. If I prepare better I know I will be able to write more successful articles.

I did not spend that much time preparing for the article. I did not get my needed materials until the class before the workday. That is something I can improve on. However, when it came to actually writing the article my group and I spent the entire class writing.

Something that was positive about our article was the picture we had that showed the results of the sophomore's work. The article was also very informative including quotes from both students and teachers. The article explained what the purpose of the project as well as what they learned from it.

A suggestion for the next newsletter would be for everyone to turn in their article on time. Without the main articles the newsletter looks empty and things are not getting the recognition that they deserve. Also it would be helpful to split up the job of putting everything on the smore page, it is a lot of stress on two people to put the entire project together.

Sebastian Reyes

john_reyes — 2014-03-28 14:38:07 UTC

Our team spent about a week working on our article with gathering info, compiling it onto the computer and then converting it into an enjoyable video segment. An improvement to be made next month would be dedicating at least one day to make sure all digital files are sent to the editor. One thing that was good about our article was that we were able to pull aspects of mostly all grade levels of STEM as far as what they are doing in this point of the year whether it be a project or current chapter of curriculum.

Ridge Hanson

2014-03-28 14:38:19 UTC

Collin

2014-03-28 14:38:32 UTC

Ryan johnson

ryan_johnson — 2014-03-28 14:38:40 UTC

We spent about a week to plan out our video, we were professional and knew what to say, if we could improve anything it would be the fact of interviewing more people or getting a little more info, to improve the next newsletter maybe we could provide new ideas, like new projects, new teachers, etc. just inform the reader everything that is changing thought Stem but also school.

David Bricker

2014-03-28 14:39:00 UTC

The articles didn't say who wrote them

(Type clever self reflection here)

Dakota Kernodle

2014-03-28 14:39:00 UTC

Clay McClendon

claymcclendon33 — 2014-03-28 14:39:03 UTC

We has to spend the time to contact teachers and students that attended the lecture to find more information about the Russian Diplomat and as well find photos/ videos of the lecture. What I find good about our article was that the article was what the diplomats experiences within Russia/ USSR. We could improve next time by including a short bibliography about the speaker. WHoever the newsletter as a whole I would like to see couple more videos and multiple pictures for articles...

Ridge Hanson

2014-03-28 14:39:06 UTC

Something good about our article was that it we were able to get a good project in our article. The project was a double class project where the kids learned about two different subjects while doing only one project. It was a really cool thing to ask about and learn about. Our team spend around 20 to 30 minutes grabbing all the information that we needed to write the article, and 30 - 40 minutes actually writing the article.

Casey Martin

killaskilla99o — 2014-03-28 14:39:17 UTC

What was good about our article was the fact that it flowed well and was very informative to the public. It fully explained the topic and went into detail. Where we can improve, however, is that sometimes we have grammar troubles, so we have to use autocorrect or help from someone who knows what they're talking about. Our team spent roughly 10 minutes preparing for the workday, drafting the article, getting pictures and such, and we spent 20-25 minutes on the actual workday. For the next newsletter, I cannot really say that there is much to improve. I would like to see more pictures, but other than that, there isn't much that I can say needs to be improved.

Michael Hammel

michael_hammel — 2014-03-28 14:39:49 UTC

Our newsletter included the input of two people, a student, and a STEM facilitator. We spent the most time reforming our interviews into article form so that they are in the proper format, and that took a little more than a class period. For the next newsletter we should be given more time to gather the newsletter material so that we aren't rushing to get it done last minute.

Brad Dam

2014-03-28 14:40:10 UTC

I spent a couple of days before the workday to gather pictures and I got a rough draft prepared before the workday. What was our article was that it had a lot of quotes from one of our Juniors in Mrs. DeLongs REVIT class. But I could put more pictures into the article, and make it a little more lengthy. I spent roughly 30 min. on writing the entire article, and the last 15 minutes of class revising and editing it. It can always be improved and I think it can be improved by adding pictures and adding more interviews to the article

Collin Deffner

2014-03-28 14:40:11 UTC

The newsletter would look better if it had more pictures, and I can improve for the next newsletter by being more prepared.

Caleb Baker

2014-03-28 14:40:31 UTC

Me and Danny spent a good amount of time on our article to make sure that it was efficient and had a substantial amount of information on it. We made sure our article had a couple pictures as well and made sure that the pictures were relevant to the new letter. I think on the next newsletter we could get more interview and maybe get a different stand point from a couple more other stem students.

Cole usher

2014-03-28 14:41:40 UTC

As a team we spent class time wisely to get footage in and outside of class time. Our newsletter was a video about what STEM students are doing in their class projects in the month of March. For the next newsletter we will improve on the video.

Mac Barrow

mbarrow7786 — 2014-03-28 14:42:41 UTC

Casey, Clay and I spent at least a class period and then some finishing and read the article to make sure everything was correct in spelling and correct wording. I like our article in general because it was worded very well in interesting in reading it. The picture for our article was very nice and clean with all the professional dressed kids

Erias Rosario

2014-03-28 14:43:48 UTC

outside of class my team and I

Danny Helfer

danmcman11 — 2014-03-28 14:44:17 UTC

i thought the news letter was really good. me and Caleb worked really hard on what we wrote. also Austin took some good pictures. i didn't find what Caleb and i wrote which kinda bothered me tough.

Vanessa Marlo

vanessa_marlo — 2014-03-28 14:52:33 UTC

Overall, I thought the newsletter was good, although some of the articles could have gone more in depth I think that as a whole we have improved not only on the content but also on the time management of writing and turning in our articles. Make sure that there are no technical difficulties on the next one and the next newsletter should be near to perfect. I on my own need to work on checking my mail and making sure that everyone is sending me their articles. Also, I need to put in the articles right when I get them and make sure to have the authors in each article.

Chase Wilson`

chase_wilson — 2014-03-28 15:30:42 UTC

My team and I spent a weekend preparing for our article and writing out questions to ask our student. We spent an entire class day and one night working on the article and editing it. Our article was good because it really showed life outside of STEM for people who do not have older siblings and do not know what it is like to be going to college and the struggles and improvements outside of high school. I had a picture set up to put in our article, but when time to turn it in came around, I had forgotten to add the picture to the document to put on the article. For the most part, I think I should lengthen out my articles more and go a little bit more in depth to really get what I am trying to say be said. Also, I would like to improve on my vocabulary. It seems to me that I use pretty generic words rather than words that could get what I wanted to say explicitly.

Corey Mallon

2014-03-28 15:31:10 UTC

The article that we wrote was one of the best articles that we have written throughout this year. Our article was written with a deep connection between school work in STEM and running track. For the next newsletter our team can find pictures related to the article, as well as get the required interviews on work day.

Kyra Hays

kyra_hays — 2014-03-28 15:31:33 UTC

During the process of gathering information and writing an intriguing article which can capture the readers attention and make them want to read it and attend the function, I myself worked off and on again for about a couple days getting dates, times, information on food and party planning, and also who is in charge of oraganizing the event with quotes. I believe that the Banquet article that Mia, Dakota, and myself contributed equally in was a good article that contained all the information regarding the STEM banquet that we are all so excited about and was able to get the reader intigued into the idea. Also, in this months newsletter it had included all topics of STEM right now except for a few who could not upload their articles in time, but overall it was a good month for the STEM newsletter team.

Koby Boun

kobyboun — 2014-03-28 15:31:33 UTC

I for one have not done my interview yet so the amount of time spent on my article has been minimal. for the next newsletter i can do my work on time and learn to communicate with my team and the prople i want to intervew

Josh Selman

joshuaselman1 — 2014-03-28 15:31:37 UTC

My group spent 1.5 hours getting and putting the interview together. The content in the article was really in depth and detailed. The article was also on time. My group can work to get some pictures for the next Newsletter. I would say for some groups to use their time wisely to get a better, well thought out article.

Beau Rasberry

2014-03-28 15:31:57 UTC

Christian Thomas

ctviolinmeastro — 2014-03-28 15:32:00 UTC

I spent little time on this newsletter, but what was great about our article was that it was well organized and we had all our components for the article. Our team learned the importance of having a back up plan if something were to go wrong. Which unfortunately happened to us. It was out of our control, and if we would had a contingency plan, all the work would have been done at the same day. It was anyone's fault solely on one person. The next times article I want to make sure everything is done one time and have a back up plan.

Justin Bryant

2014-03-28 15:32:01 UTC

While better than last newsletter, not all articles were turned in on time, and a 100% turn in rate should be a goal for next time.

Rebecca Patton

rebel851351 — 2014-03-28 15:32:04 UTC

I pent 7 hours on my article. A good part of my article was that readers can get an inside view of what the two seniors think and want to do with their future. Maybe improve my speed for working on the article maybe instead of 7 hours cut it down to 5 hours. My suggestion would be to get all interviews done at least two days before the work day that way team members have more time to work on the article.

Gage Gwin

2014-03-28 15:32:17 UTC

The newsletter is a lot better than what it was compared to last month's newsletter. The Articles have been turned in more on time and the depth and content has been drastically better. I can improve by checking the article's more carefully and trying to fix them as soon as I get them rather than waiting until the last minute.

Armani Frye

2014-03-28 15:32:36 UTC

1. I spent at least 2-3 days working on my article. First coming up with interview questions in class, then interviewing the person outside of class!

2. The article was good because it showed what students in STEM Geometry are currently doing and provided great information!

Michael Morgan

michael80697 — 2014-03-28 15:32:51 UTC

Corey, Josh and I spent about an hour and half in total working on the article not including class time.

What was good about our article was that it flowed well with the interview and really explained the point we wanted to get across.

How we can improve for the next newsletter is to have more preparation before the newsletter workday. I can also bring the information that I wrote on the rubric for the newsletter work day so writing the article can go more smoothly.

For the next newsletter we will have pictures to make the article more engaging and better looking.

Tyler McMahon

2014-03-28 15:32:57 UTC

I can improve by giving more input into the creation of the article, making sure that our article covers the topic in as great of detail as needed. I had not spent an adequate amount of time preparing for this article, and that lack of preperation reflects in the article.

Damon Lanum

Damonl — 2014-03-28 15:33:17 UTC

Tragically, i was not present when the teams decided their articles they would be writing. However, after looking through the newsletter I have noticed that there is a good amount of diverse articles. My only suggestion for next month's newsletter is to think of more effective titles that focus more on the STEM element of the article.

My own personal improvement would be to make sure I am here to choose the topic, and contribute to the newsletter .

Karina Chavez

2014-03-28 15:33:27 UTC

I spent at least 4 hours getting the interview and putting it together into a article. The depth and the conent was the good part of the article. Being able to have seniors reflect on their STEM experience

Heather Spears

2014-03-28 15:33:37 UTC

1. I should have gone around and asked everyone who hadn't emailed me their articles to email it to me ASAP.

2. We should spend two class days to work on it. One day to start the article since you should already have the things you'd need for it by then (like usual). Then, another day to finish and that day be the article due day.

~The Newsletter is missing two articles and there for doesn't look ready.

Austin Megallon

2014-03-28 15:33:49 UTC

My team used the weekend to write questions obtain an interview from a graduate and pictures of them. Our article specifically highlighted how stem has affected a student who has graduated and what he has and will be doing with his life.

Beau Rasberry

2014-03-28 15:34:46 UTC

I spent about an hour trying to gather from all of the people that had taken photos from the TSA regional competition. For the next new letter I can improve by gather the materials I am supposed to gather quicker and more efficiently. Unfortunately I have not gotten a chance to view the new article so i can't say whether or not the article would be sufficient to put into the new letter.

Skyler

2014-03-28 15:35:14 UTC

I could improve for the next newsletter by having more questions for the interview so that way I would be able to get more than a one word answer that is a simple answer.

Also for a lot of the articles there are no pictures so its kind of boring.

Briana Maskell

2014-03-28 15:37:57 UTC

In the next newsletter, people need to have checklist that explains what they need; the reason for this is because after turning in their rubrics people forget what they need for their newsletters and forget about it all together.

In improving the newsletter people just need to set reminds that they have work to do for this and not to get off task with it. The newsletter is a way for parents to see what we are doing in stem, not to think we don't do anything till the end of the year. Another thing to do is if someone doesn't turn their article in then don't out a title till they send it in cause that was confusing.