IDT 516 Update
This last week I have managed to make some really good progress with my project. I created another quiz and sent it out to over 15 people. I received about 7 submissions from the group. By using text message and email along with twitter I was able to reach a few people that I couldn't connect with on twitter. This week test had submission from equal amounts of fans and basketball officials. It sparked some great conversation when I saw them during games we were working together. This has turned out to be a good way to engage my fellow officials and fans that I know. After this project I will try to create more test as the season goes along.
I still need to work the bugs out of the grading process. I will have to run a few test to see what the front end of the test and results look like.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Monday, November 30, 2015
IDT 516 Update
As of right now I am continuing to create and send out quizzes to referees, fans, and coaches that I know. The first week things were a little shaky just trying to get started but I figured out how to make things work. The biggest issue I've run into is that Twitter won't allow you to send a direct message to someone that doesn't follow you. You can send out tweets to them but not a private message. This has limited the amount of officials I have been able to get the test out to so I have resorted to sending the quiz link out via text message this week as well as in the same twitter message I created for the first test.
I'm thinking I will get a little more insight on how to better use Twitter to engage a large group of people. I need to be able to send the link out, have people take the quiz, immediately know what their grade is and be able to post comments the same area. I'm still working out the bugs but it's seems to be a working idea so far.
As of right now I am continuing to create and send out quizzes to referees, fans, and coaches that I know. The first week things were a little shaky just trying to get started but I figured out how to make things work. The biggest issue I've run into is that Twitter won't allow you to send a direct message to someone that doesn't follow you. You can send out tweets to them but not a private message. This has limited the amount of officials I have been able to get the test out to so I have resorted to sending the quiz link out via text message this week as well as in the same twitter message I created for the first test.
I'm thinking I will get a little more insight on how to better use Twitter to engage a large group of people. I need to be able to send the link out, have people take the quiz, immediately know what their grade is and be able to post comments the same area. I'm still working out the bugs but it's seems to be a working idea so far.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
IDT 516-Rules Training for Referees and Fans
IDT 516 Final Project
After week one of my project it has been taken shape very well. I'm using twitter to house the test that I made in Google forms to create. I used a quiz from the National Federation of State High School Associations. It is the governing body that oversees that rules by which all high school in the nation play their sports by. At the state level, I'm a member of the Illinois High School Sports Association so this test will be different from what the officials in this state will see. This made it a great tool for presenting unique quiz questions.
I already and sent out my first 5 question basketball quiz to 10 or so people and gotten a few to take the quiz. I plan to create a new one each week and send results back via message on twitter. I should have some results in a few days.
After week one of my project it has been taken shape very well. I'm using twitter to house the test that I made in Google forms to create. I used a quiz from the National Federation of State High School Associations. It is the governing body that oversees that rules by which all high school in the nation play their sports by. At the state level, I'm a member of the Illinois High School Sports Association so this test will be different from what the officials in this state will see. This made it a great tool for presenting unique quiz questions.
I already and sent out my first 5 question basketball quiz to 10 or so people and gotten a few to take the quiz. I plan to create a new one each week and send results back via message on twitter. I should have some results in a few days.
Friday, November 13, 2015
IDT 516 Final Project
IDT 516 Final Project Proposal
For this project I will use social media or another medium to host a testing ground for sports officials. I plan to create quizs that basketball and football officials can take on their smart phone or other kinds of device. These test will be centered around learning and mastering the rules of either game because the officials association I'm affiliated with now doesn't have testing options for officials.
In officiating it is important to learn the rules of the the games and to understand how to administer them. My goal would be to create a blog style forum through twitter or another social media source, to connect officials to have a place to take quiz's and have conversations via forum style platforms. The trick is going to be figuring out how to get the quiz 's to their smart phones and creating feedback and results that would benefit those involved in the process.
Maybe a blind results page on twitter that shows the statistics of those who participated would be ideal. I just need to figure out how to involve officials and not embarrass those who may not know the rules as well.
For this project I will use social media or another medium to host a testing ground for sports officials. I plan to create quizs that basketball and football officials can take on their smart phone or other kinds of device. These test will be centered around learning and mastering the rules of either game because the officials association I'm affiliated with now doesn't have testing options for officials.
In officiating it is important to learn the rules of the the games and to understand how to administer them. My goal would be to create a blog style forum through twitter or another social media source, to connect officials to have a place to take quiz's and have conversations via forum style platforms. The trick is going to be figuring out how to get the quiz 's to their smart phones and creating feedback and results that would benefit those involved in the process.
Maybe a blind results page on twitter that shows the statistics of those who participated would be ideal. I just need to figure out how to involve officials and not embarrass those who may not know the rules as well.
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