Final Post

Well, this will be my final post of the semester. I never thought the end of the semester would come so quickly but all of a sudden it was upon us. I have so many presentations and projects and tests coming up it is unreal but I hope that I will do well. I have thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Hossain's class, even with her gone for half of the semester. This really challenged me to make sure I completed all the assignments on time and didn't procrastinate. Most of the time I had to learn how to teach myself, or show others what to do, even though I knew Dr. Hossain was only an email away if I needed any assistance. I have learned so much about computers as well as the variety of programs that we completed assignments on and I know that they will benefit me in the future.

I hope that everyone has a good finals week and a happy holiday season.

Merry Christmas!!

And the Countdown begins!!

I can't believe that it is already the end of the semester. Time has flown by so quickly. Its now crunch time and I am working on finishing all of my projects and presentations that are due within the next week or so. Finals start next week and as everyone probably knows that will be quite the stressful time.

Hopefully everyone has a great holiday season and good luck with all your finals! :)

Week 13

Today I helped developed a new movie with the rest of my team that highlights the facilities of our organization. We took all the viewers on a tour around the facility showcasing gymnasiums, fields and even other services that we offer. Thanksgiving break is only a day away so we're going to be taking a short break from all of our hard work, but everyone can look forward to seeing the real deal next monday when we return!!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!
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More Stuff

The latest assignment that we turned in was our database/spreadsheet. We were taught how to create a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel. We learned how to plug in various numbers and use the formulas to sum up totals, find averages, minimums, maximums etc... I work with Microsoft Excel on a daily basis and feel very comfortable using it for fun and in the workplace.

My group has also been working very hard to complete all of our assignments. Emma and I recently worked on our video for our group where we created a commercial about our organization. The one that we uploaded to our blog is the shortened version but we also uploaded a new version to YouTube (watch here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YqhhqEBqnk  )

Check out our group at:  http://sportsforallandallforsport.blogspot.com/

My Story

This week we had to turn in several projects. The one project that I just finished working on was my digital story telling project. With this, we had to create a story about ourselves using Photo Story 3.0. I did my story on my experience at the Brette Hawke Auburn Swim Camp that I worked at this summer down in Alabama. I put in a lot of pictures representing my time and experience there. I also included pictures with some famous athletes and coaches I was able to have the opportunity to work with. They have such a fantastic facility down there and I was able to learn so much about the world of swimming and much much more!!! I hope I will have the opportunity of going back someday.

Check out my video!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSNNtCNny8

Some of the coaching staff (me included)

Week 8-9

Dr. Hossain has left, so the class is pretty much on our own pace for the rest of the semester. My group has been working hard on our projects and we have accomplished so much. I am still in the process of finishing up my presentation plan to submit within the next few days. I am also in the middle of working on my digital story telling project. Some of the projects are a little overwhelming since we don't have teacher supervision anymore but I feel confident in my abilities to complete all of the tasks at hand. Here is the newsletter we just finished.

Week 7

We have had a lot of assignments lately in our EDTF class. We have created several documents for our team "Youth Sports Across America." We have created a team booklet that lists all the information about our team as well as a short bio about each of our group members.

I have learned so much thus far in this class. I have learned how to create my own website, work in publisher and microsoft excel and word. I have also learned how to use other programs such as google docs and Inspiration software. The technology we have today is truly amazing and I know that taking this class will really help me in the future.

On a different note, I will be attending a sports management conference on friday at Robert Morris University. This will be a great opportunity to meet lots of representatives from several different organizations and I could even have the opportunity to get an internship!
http://www.rmu.edu/web/cms/academics/sbus/marketing/Pages/sport-mgmt-std-conference.aspx

This weekend will also be the first meet of our swim season. It is an intersquad meet (Crimson vs. White). Our team always has a lot of fun with this every year by having different themes and lots of fun costumes.