JULIA K URBANSKI
Course Project/Cadre 24/Azusa Pacific University
Sharing Information
Mini Project
My Mini Project incorporates 5 of my skills
acquired during this class. I used Wix to create a website to showcase Taylor's Fund. I added a Google Form to gather information. I used Google Hangouts (on Air) to present information about the fund. I created a blog which I plan to update periodically. And I used Camtasia to record a movie of the song that inspired me to begin this fund. Now I am ready to begin distributing this website to people I know who could make use of the fund.
Mini Project
Rationale
After much thought and deliberation, I chose a very personal topic for my Mini Project (see the button above). Taylor's Fund is money that my husband and I set aside monthly to, hopefully, pay the copay for people who endure a miscarriage. It is not for people who can't afford it. It is for anyone. We can't get their baby back to them, but we can let them know in our own small way that their baby mattered. We can carry them to Jesus. I chose to
present my idea in a way that would explain it and
make it available for pastors and friends to let us
know when they hear of the need.
Prayer Connection
In my life, music has always been the easiest way for me to
express myself. When music meet faith, a powerful thing can happen. Ephesians 5:19 encourages us to be always "speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord." When I communicate with God, my words often feel empty. But when I sing to God I feel a deeper connection.
When someone in my life needs prayer, it is most effective when I pray in song for them. When my pastor was having his marrow transplant, I sang one of my favorite songs, asking God to protect his body during this time.
"Praise You in this Storm" (linked below) is a song that I
turn to when I can't pray on my own. It helps me speak
the words that I don't know how to say.
AHA Moment
I was trying to think of a way to
incorporate Google Forms into my project without having the email addresses of people who would need it. Then it struck me - I can just embed it into my website for the project. People can click on the link and fill out the form just as easily as a link in an email would work. (This was a great Aha Moment because it helped me realize that I can do that
with my classroom website as well.
Students can easily answer my
Google Forms questions.)
How To Link To Google Drive Elements
