Week Six: Can Six Rubrics make a Rubric's Cube?

Is everyone prepared to make their PowerPoint? Your rubrics should be printed and brought to class (at least two). You will get in grade level triads (as much as possible) and share presentations, which will be graded with your rubrics! Almost teachers. . .

This week: After sharing the PowerPoints, I will introduce the collaborative Copyright assignment, and if time permits, the Inspiration assignment. We will use Google Docs to complete the Copyright assignment. Also, don't forget there is always a journal that can be done. . .speaking of journals. . .

Journal 4: I think you are at the point where you should feel comfortable seeking out your own topic of interest. So, feel free to search L&L, T-H-E Journal, or any other electronic source to find an article relating to technology and education. However, if you have no desire to search. . .Read "Storytelling in the Web 2.0 Era", by Glenn Bull. It's from the current issue of L&L (Feb 2008)
This just in: I also found a cool article from NEA Today on the digital divide. . .check it out as a possible journal topic.

This week's question: What was the best book you read as part of a high school class? Why was it your favorite? If you can't remember, what was is your most recent favorite book. . .

Week Five: Is it Legal to use NETS to phish in a TaskStream?

Phew, I have finally caught up on all my grading. Please check WebCT to ensure you work has either been graded or returned for revision. If you work was returned, there will be comments telling you what needs to be fixed. Also, there were some amazing newsletters turned in. . .check the published tab to see some of your peers' work!

This week: you should be working on finishing your PowerPoint, trying to keep up with your journals, and preparing to be introduced to TaskStream! If possible, it would be a great idea to print out the one-page text of the NETS for teachers (NETS-T) and bring to class. Also, with enough time, we will be discussing how to construct a rubric to grade the PowerPoint assignments!! A know this is a lot to accomplish, but I would rather push you to finish the majority of the work early, so maybe, just maybe, you will have some time to breathe toward the end of the semester ;-0


Journal 3: This is an interesting article about some ideas around blogging in a classroom. It's from T-H-E Journal. The article is titled, "Five Dont's of Classroom Blogging"
by Julie Sturgeon. If you have difficulty with the link, it's from the Feb issue.

This week's Question: How do you feel about gender-specific schools or schooling? You can either include your experience or your opinion. . .

Week 4: If iPhone in a forest, will anyone Answer?

Wow, the artwork displayed last week was exceptional! As someone who can't draw a stick figure, I was impressed (although I did see a few kindred spirits ;-)

This week: You should have your TaskStream account by now. You will need to self-enroll in the multiple-subject program for TaskStream (CODE: ZNJ5MR). Please enroll ASAP, as I will have you all put in my course, which is completed by another professor. Also, we will discuss the use of Google Docs and spreadsheets and the PowerPoint assignment! I hope you are all noticing that you should always have something that you can be working on for this course. If you can maintain this type of flow, you should have no trouble finishing all your assignments. As an old principal of mine used to tell me, "It's not a sprint, it's a marathon."

Journal 2: There is a very interesting article in the current (Feb 2008) issue of L&L surrounding the use of technology for a math class with many ELs. The article, "Speaking Math: Using Chat in the Multicultural Math Classroom", by Janet Graham and Ted Hodgson, can be downloaded with an ISTE account. You should all have had enough time to join ISTE by now :-) From the ISTE site, you will go to L&L and it should be the current issue displayed. If you are signed in, you will be able to download a PDF of the article.


This week's question: Of all of your personal technology tools (computer, cell phone, GPS, Wii, etc.), which one could you not live without, which one would you give up if you had to choose one? Explain.

Week Three: Blog, Blog, Blog

Well, you have made it through the first two weeks almost unscathed! I assume everyone is getting comfortable with webCT and the flow of the class. Your blogs should also be up and running!

This week: I will introduce the newsletter and scanning. We will also review the journal article requirements and journal one.

Journal One: The new L&L is hot off the press! For journal 1, I would like everyone to read: "Social Networking for the K-12 Set", by Jim Klein. Not only is this an interesting article, but it is free for the general public to read (just in case some of you are unable to get the ISTE subscription squared away). Don't forget that Journal 1 goes in the Title, and the article title and author go in the first two lines of your post!

This week's Question: What is your current favorite musician or artist? I say "current favorite" to get those people who say "I don't have a favorite" to respond. . .