Have a Great Summer

Hi All,

Your projects were due last night, thanks to all who got them in on time. Now....go enjoy yourself for a bit before school starts. Hope you enjoyed class, I really enjoyed getting to know all of you. If you have any questions in the future, you have my contact information. Don't hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,
Randy

Top Web 2.0 Tools for Education

I know you all are working on your benchmark assignments, but I wanted to post a listing of other resources for you. This is a list of some of the more popular Web 2.0 tools you should be familiar with as teachers.

(voluntary) Look over the list and you can comment on which you like and why: http://edudemic.com/2010/07/the-35-best-web-2-0-classroom-tools-chosen-by-you/

Bookmark this link...or add it to your Diigo site so you can try these later.
Let me know if you have questions.
Randy

Benchmark Assignment URL

http://myclass.nl.edu/tie/tie535/TIE535_Benchmark_AUSL.pdf

Final Benchmark Assignment Posted

Hey All,

The final benchmark assignment details and scoring rubric are posted in the resources section.

Let me know if you have questions.
Randy

Final Meeting

Hi all,

Hope you're ready for our final face to face meeting today. We'll review, discuss, and work on TPACK today. Then, I can answer any questions you might have for the final benchmark assignment and you'll have the rest of today and Wednesday as working sessions.

See you all soon,
Randy

TPACK and VoiceThread

Introduction
to TPACK for online class

Link to PDF version of Assignment

Technology is a fantastic and effective learning tool when used correctly.
The question becomes….what does correct and effective use of technology look like? How do we know when we are using it appropriately? What guides an educator in selecting cutting edge technology other then the ‘cool’ factor? Today, we’ll be looking at TPACK. Technological, Pedagological, and Content Knowledge (TPACK) is a model for technology integration…mainly applied to new, cutting edge tools, such as many popular Web 2.0 tools like Facebook and Twitter.

Today, you’ll be creating your own VoiceThread to enhance your blog pages with information about TPACK. Directions are listed below...step by step.

1. What is TPACK??

Watch the following VoiceThread introduction to TPACK: http://voicethread.com/share/1859321/

2. Want more text based information? Here's Punya's TPACK site. Read over: http://punya.educ.msu.edu/research/tpck/



3. Expand your understanding. Punya and Matt (guys who developed the expanded TPACK model) came up with a creative video to explain more about the model and it's use in education. Watch this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNoijjIrPT8

4. Hopefully, you have a solid foundation for TPACK. The model is really designed to support new, innovative technologies in the classroom. If you'd like one last video overview, you can view this teacher created video on TPACK in the classroom: http://vimeo.com/16291486.

If you are comfortable with the foundation of TPACK, lets apply your understanding to creating your own VoiceThread. If you'd like more information, Google TPACK and review the many articles, websites, and videos.

Assignment

After reviewing the resources on TPACK, you should have a good idea about how it might work for you. The question is, can you explain that to a colleague? You’ll be creating a VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com) presentation. (If you are new to VoiceThread you can view the overview session here: http://voicethread.com/?#q.b409.i848804)

Your VoiceThread will be based on your understanding of what TPACK is, what it’s about and how it might help teachers to choose the correct technology that support their curriculum and teaching style. You will create a 5 slide (minimum) VoiceThread presentation that includes 3 images

Create VoiceThread Account

1. Visit VoiceThread (www.voicethread.com), log in, and click on the 'CREATE' tab.


2. Follow the step by step instructions to develop your VT.


3. Development Hint: Have your story created and your images selected prior to starting.


4. Create a storyboard/step by step list of ideas you will be talking about, then you can find images/media to support each of your ideas. You will need to download your images to create your VT. You can access images from the TPACK website, Google search the web, or free images at http://pics4learning.com/ or http://morguefile.com/

The audience will be other teachers in a school who have never heard of TPACK. Once you’ve completed your presentation, embed it within your blog as a "Posting"


Your have our 3 hour class meeting today (should be done with assignments), but if not you can complete for homework. All assignments are due by Monday, before class.

Email me with any questions.

Randy

Ahhh, it's UBD time!

Hey All,

Today we're going to look at your drafts of Stage 2 and 3. Well discuss each stage, the purpose and ideas behind the stage, look at your drafts (short time to edit if need be) then do a peer review.

By the end of today we should be done with the bulk of the content for the course. I'll be introducing the final benchmark assignment...which if you've not guessed will be a UDB unit and lesson plan!!

Planning ahead? Thursday is online.
See you soon,
Randy