{"id":83,"date":"2017-03-20T01:10:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-20T01:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mmason17\/?p=83"},"modified":"2017-06-04T00:46:58","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T00:46:58","slug":"2300-700-easy-or-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.scu.edu\/mmason17\/2017\/03\/20\/2300-700-easy-or-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"2300 -> 700 : Easy or Hard?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everyone said shrinking a 2300+ word synthesis paper into a 500-800 word blog post would be really hard. \u00a0I was mostly worried about having to delete many of the sentences I had already written and revised and become attached to. \u00a0I was also aware that many of my sources and quotes which I worked so hard to find would most likely be unusable or ineffective which now meant I would have to find new credible sources to backup my claims. \u00a0And finally, I was worried that by shrinking my essay I would lose my well-thought out argument or I would not be able to convince a reader in the short amount of space I had. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Now, I could sit here all day coming up with different challenges and never actually writing my blog post but that would be a waste of time. \u00a0Instead, I tried to push most of those doubts aside and focus on getting it done.<\/p>\n

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I started out by researching online articles about technology and education to see if there have been any cases where technology was incorporated into the classroom. \u00a0I immediately learned that not only has technology had been incorporated but there were different levels of incorporation and common terms for the different levels. \u00a0I viewed different sites to get a comprehensive idea of the different types of education and their respective level of technology involvement. \u00a0I also found a lot of research projects providing positive evidence about adding technology into the classroom. \u00a0I felt like I hit the jackpot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I immediately jumped into writing my blog post about the different types of teaching styles and their own different amounts of incorporation of technology. \u00a0As I continued to write my blog post, I found myself getting increasingly interested in the topic. \u00a0As a future teacher, I am always looking for the best way to teach my future students. \u00a0I genuinely believe that blended learning is the best way to teach students and prepare them for the future. \u00a0Because I was so passionate about the topic, I found the blog post relatively easy to write. \u00a0As I was finishing my blog post, I honestly felt super lucky that I had discovered such great information and that I became so passionate and interested in my topic because that right there made it so easy to shrink my essay.<\/span><\/p>\n

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After I had finished my blog post, I was rereading it and was discovering that after the first two paragraphs my writing became very formal, similar to essay or academic writing. \u00a0\u00a0I found it incredibly difficult to incorporate more casual language into my explanations and arguments. \u00a0I always struggle with revisions especially final revisions because I often get attached to my work and have a hard time letting it go or changing it even though often it is for the better. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This was especially difficult to revise this blog post because as I was writing it I was so confident in my work that I didn\u2019t want to change something I was already very happy with. \u00a0However, I did revise my blog post to create a better balance of casual and academic language which is for the best because now my blog post is better than ever. \u00a0I got rid of those useless sentences and formal language just as the ghostbusters got rid of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. \u00a0Then, I reread it and was happy with my final result.<\/span><\/p>\n

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I am proud of my final completed blog post.<\/p>\n

I am also proud that I pushed through my original fears and charged the mountain with faith in myself and my writing ability. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I feel very happy\u00a0that I was able to become so passionate about my arguments and claims. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I am proud that\u00a0I did not post an ok version of my draft and instead I pulled myself together and revised it to make it great. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

And finally, I am proud that I did not wait until the last minute to start this blog post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Well its goodbye for now…<\/p>\n

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But I promise there is always tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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