CAS Software Testing - 3/9/10

Here is the beginning of my blogging about blogging, for CAS. I'm a bit confused on how to approach this activity, so I suppose the best way is just to let ideas flow.

I have spent the last few days trying to decipher this new CAS software, and I have very mixed feelings about it. There are parts about it that I like, and parts about it that I really don't enjoy. I do like how you can join groups for each of your CAS activities, and that in the proposal you can select more than two learning outcomes. I think the website does a good job organizing the CAS activities on the DP Manager page, and I am curious as to how the software will help us with our Extended Essays and such. I do like the idea of everything being in one spot, but it also worries me because if the software were to fail, ALL of our work would be gone. Disaster.

The one thing I really don't like is the proposal form. I don't know how many hours I will accumulate in an activity, I don't know my supervisor's phone number, and I don't know the exact start and end dates. I also dislike the fact that we don't have the four sections where we have to put in thought to our proposal, mentioning goals we set and ways the activity will benefit people. My other complaint would be that we can't change the date on the journals, which is a pain because I like to know when the entry was written, not posted. Besides these unpleasant facets, the program is interesting, and it is good for me to be developing new skills.

I suppose as of now, I'm scared to make the transition to something new. It's difficult for me to switch methods halfway through the year. I mean, if something is working just fine, why bother changing it? As for now I'll be dual-blogging, keeping up the journals on the software and on my blogger account. Maybe I'll begin to wean myself off of the blog.