Reflection

I enjoyed this project more than the previous project because I had more opportunities achieve a leadership roll in this project than the Rube Goldberg project. I was the leader in my group because I was the only hitter in my group. This meant that I had to make the story board and script so my team would know what I was doing and what they needed to say in our video to help the viewers understand why each step is important. I also had to do the actions in the video, and I had to explain why the steps I take are relevant to the attack. I think our video came together very well. In the beginning of the project, my group was a little bit behind because there was space in the gym for us to use to film during our class period. Since we couldn't film our video during class, I scheduled our group to film in the gym during lunch. This was very successful, we got all the footage we needed for our project. Other than that our project ran smoothly. Our editing came together very quickly, and I helped find the calculations for the video. We ended up finishing a day early because we made sure to stay on task in class and use all the time we had. Since we were behind the first few days this was very important for us in order to catch up. In addition to becoming a better leader, I think I became more organized because I made sure to keep all the google docs and important papers I needed throughout the whole project, to ensure that the final product could be the best video possible.

I think I have achieved the goal I set for myself in this project. Last project, in my reflection, I wrote that I wanted to have a higher leadership position in my future groups. I definitely achieved that goal in this project. I lead my group because I knew the most about volleyball, and I was the only one who knew how to hit in my group. However, I think I can continue to work on my communication skills and my cooperation skills. I need to work on my communication skills because I have started to understand that when I talk to people they aren't going to immediately understand the concept I am trying to explain to them. In order to work on this skill I am going to focus on explaining my thoughts clearly and trying to think in different perspectives in order to see how I can get mt group mates to understand me. I also want to work on my cooperation skills because in this project I think I was a little bit bossy to my group and did everything. So next project, I want to work on making sure I am including everyone and letting everyone do something to contribute to the group. I will do this by listening to what my group members have to say and letting them act on their ideas so they can better our project.

All in all, I thought this was an amazing project that I learned a lot about myself in. It was very exciting for me to be able to include my everyday hobbies in a school project. It was also interesting to see the physics of my hit. I think in the future I will be able to become a better volleyball player because I now know the physics behind the motions I do.