A15 Sept 23 09

Assign 1 deadline changed to Oct. 9

Lab

Wikis - how to and examples - Learning new media “Cool Tools for Schools” and “Getting Tricky with Wikis” .
         - show off your students' work
         - do group/class projects
         - keep class notes

Photostory = free simple slide/movie creation - get some sample images HERE. See the project (gr. 1 - 3 multi-age) here


Class

Assignment Questions ??
Extra lab time - after classes ???

1) Using Technology in Education for:

1. Basic Communication (blogs. email, texting and PP - students, parents & teachers)
2. Info Gathering (RSS, web sites and advanced search)
3. SuProxy-Connection: keep-alive
   Cache-Control: max-age=0
   
   ect Specific Software - Drill & Practice, simulations, GPS, graphing, labs
4. Info Creating (wikis, blogs, web sites)
5. Collaboration - wikis, docs, video, audio
6. Presentation / Motivation (Hawthorne effect and larger audience)

2) Frameworks for tech in ed - you have to start thinking about the implications of technology


3) McLuhan Overview - roddy99 on YouTube (watch and take notes for next class)


Some non-text resources on Digital Natives:

Digital Natives project by Edutopia

Educause podcasts (mainly higher ed, and you need to pick and choose)

Scotland Project on Games Based Learning