Group Technology Utilization

Thinking back on our client project I realized that we relied quite heavily on technology. Most vital to our group was the file exchange feature on the group page of blackboard. This is where all the meeting minutes were posted in case you missed one. Also this is where we each posted our separate parts of the report and PowerPoint so they could be compiled into one piece. This was the first class that I have taken that utilized the group page or the file exchange. They are both very convenient and useful tools. Our group also emailed each other quite regularly, especially to make sure we were all on the same page about when we were meeting or what each group member was expected to have. Aside from blackboard and email, our project and presentation used Microsoft Word and PowerPoint. Each group member was familiar with these tools. We also uploaded digital pictures of the organic farm into our presentation. We did not have any virtual class meetings; however, if I was more familiar with that ability I believe it would have been a great substitute for meeting in person. It would have been more convenient for everybody. This format would have only worked if did not need to do a lot of back and forth discussion or exchange documents as this would have been slower in the virtual classroom. Overall our group did take advantage of a good amount of the technological capacity available to us, despite our perceived general ineptitude for technology. Hopefully all the technology works as it should and our presentation goes smoothly tomorrow.