Assignments

**Reflections Doc** - Create a Google Doc, entitled Reflections. Share it with me. Post your reflections in this doc throughout the course. Include any resources, connections, ideas, or anything else pertaining to your teaching passion. **PLN** - iGoogle or Netvibes. Share with me. Assigned: September 2, 2011 DUE: September 7, 2011
 * Assignments**
 * Assignment 1 - Edutopia Video Analysis - Technology in Education **

Part A -
 * 1) Search the videos on the Edutopia site (link provided on the Resources page of this wiki)
 * 2) Browse videos by topic, Technology Integration at the High/9-12 Grade Level
 * 3) Watch three of the videos from this category (downloadable to iTunes if you wish). Be sure to scroll through several pages of videos to acquaint yourself with the topics available before choosing your videos to watch.
 * 4) Create a new Google Doc, share with me - title the Doc - Assignment 1 Edutopia LastName
 * 5) Give a summary of each video (100 - 200 words for each video). Clearly state the name of the video and copy the URL from the video web page and include it in the doc as a contextual link.

Part B -

Reading - Textbook - //Computer Education for Teachers// - pages 37 - 51

**Assignment 2 - Distance Education in Manitoba** Assigned: September 7, 2011 DUE: September 9, 2011

Work in groups of 2 or 3 - in a Google Doc sharing the doc with all the group participants and with me

Review and Analyze Distance Learning in Manitoba

Manitoba Department of Education - [|__Distance Learning__]


 * 1) Independent Study Option - handbook details
 * What courses are available? Why do you think these are the courses offered? What courses do you think should be offered? Why do you think they are not offered? How much does it cost to take a course? Other registration details (how long does a student have to complete a course? what if this time is exceeded and the course is not finished, etc.)
 * Review one technology course. Provide your thoughts/feedback on the ease of use of this course (clear instructions, images, student knows how to navigate the course, etc.
 * 1) Teacher Mediated Option - handbook details
 * How does this program work?
 * 1) Web Based Courses - LMS
 * What courses are available? Why do you think these are the courses offered? What courses do you think should be offered? Why do you think they are not offered?
 * Review one technology course (a different one than in the print based options)

**Assignment 3 - ICT Domain Analysis** Assigned: September 12, 2011 DUE: September 14, 2011

Create a Google Doc - save as ICTDomainsLastName
 * 1) Analyze one course from the ICT curriculum. Review the outcomes. Identify the domain and level of the domain for each outcome in the course you have chosen.
 * 2) Analyze the domains and levels used, i.e., how many of each, several of each, etc.
 * 3) Be prepared to share your findings with the class on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ICT 1 - Cathy <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Print Communications - Matthew <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Filmmaking - Nadya <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Desktop Publishing - Sean <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Web Design - Fatma <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Digital Pictures - Ashley <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">3-D Modelling - Sujin <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Broadcast Media - Justin

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> [|ICT Domains Analysis.docx]

**Assignment 4 - Voicethread** Assigned: September 14, 2011 DUE: September 23, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Voicethread Project - choose technology (no overlap) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Justin - inclusion - special needs technologies <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathy - Daily Booth <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fatma - Remind 101 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nadya - the cloud Ashley - tablets <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean - twitter <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sujin - Prezi <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matthew - apps

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Voicethread demonstration - approximately 3 minutes <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Free Image sites - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline;">[|__Flickr__] Embed on wiki page

**Assignment 5 - ICT Outcome Lesson Delivery using Distance Methods** Assigned: September 19, 2011 DUE: September 28, 2011

Elluminate, Second Life, WebCT, Distance Courses, Voicethread, Wiki, Google Docs


 * 1) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Lesson Plan - prepare a 10-minute lesson on a topic in the ICT curriculum (choose one outcome) using the Distance Learning/Virtual techniques discussed/presented up to this point in this course.
 * 2) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Present your lesson to the class on Wednesday, September 28, 2011.
 * 3) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Your lesson will be video taped and personally and peer evaluated.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean - Keyboarding - Outcome #2 - demonstrate touch keying <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ashley - 2D Animation - Outcome #3 - create a storyboard <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matthew - Data Collection and Analysis - Outcome #2 - analyze information … <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fatma - Digital Filmmaking - Outcome #10 - edit video and sound clips using a software program <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathy - 3D Modelling - Outcome #1 - describe uses of 3D modelling <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Justin - Desktop Publishing - Outcome #3 - Plan and produce a print doc <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 14px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nadya - 2D Animation - Outcome #5 - create animation objects

**Assignment 6 - Cellphones in the Classroom** Assigned: September 26, 2011 DUE: September 30, 2011

Research and Presentation
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In groups of 2 or 3 - create a shared doc (with group members and me) taking notes of your findings - point form is fine (preferred at this stage), e.g., costs, restrictions, purpose, difficult/easy, etc.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Present one application to the class (in your group of 2 or 3) that illustrates using cellphones (that can be applied to one ICT course/outcome)
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Everyone needs to bring their cellphone to participate
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cellphonesinlearning.com <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__http://cellphonesinlearning.wikispaces.com/NECC2008__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Technology Integration - cell phones in the classroom - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Nadya and Fatma - Remind 101 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matthew and Justin - Poll Everywhere <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ashley and Cathy - Pulse2 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean - QR Codes

**Assignment 7 - Google Doc or Prezi** Assigned: September 30, 2011 DUE: October 3, 2011 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Review - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|Horizon Report 2011]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - how does this impact us/you?? for ICT <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Divide topics--groups of 2 and 3 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Research/read/review -

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Sean and Ashley - 2 - 3 years <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Matthew and Justin - less than 1 year <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cathy, Fatma and Nadya - 4 - 5 years

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Research the links in your topic <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a Google Doc or Prezi to illustrate your findings - Prezi - prezi.com

**Assignment 8 - Jokecast** Assigned: September 30, 2011 DUE: October 3, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Podcasting in the ICT Curriculum - locate outcomes that would meet the learning needs of students using podcasting; create a 5-minute podcast to teach a topic from the course that you choose; include your voice; music (of course, copyright free)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resource: Wesley Fryer - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - technology teacher educators, other?

**Assignment 9 - Podcast - ICT Lesson** Assigned: October 5, 2011 DUE: October 12, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Podcasting in the ICT Curriculum - locate outcomes that would meet the learning needs of students using podcasting; create a 5-minute podcast to teach a topic from the course that you choose; include your voice; music (of course, copyright free)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Resource: Wesley Fryer - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> - technology teacher educators, other?

**Assignment 10 - Expert Advisor** Assigned: October 12, 2011

DUE: November 16, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Expert Advisors - edit Discussion <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Review EA guidelines <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Discuss/ideas for meeting with Iowa State U and Germany students Oct. 19th/Wednesday/8:00 a.m. - plan PPT <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">see EA Doc for guidelines <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">set up Diigo account, add feed to iGoogle <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">fix up EA handshake thread

**Assignment 11 - Wiki** Assigned: October 12, 2011 DUE: November 25, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create and design your wiki at wikispaces **Assignment 12 - ICT Practicum Questionnaire** Assigned: October 12, 2011 DUE: November 4, 2011
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">add your ICT lesson podcast
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">add links/resources/pages, etc. etc. etc.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Assignment for Practicum/Observation week - October 24 - 28 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Create a Google Form for this - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Please ask for a school handbook--one that lists all of the courses that the school offers.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How many ICT courses are being taught in your school?- <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are they? List the exact names of these courses--careful here--some schools offer the ICT courses under aliases so please ask the department head for this information. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What other technology courses are offered at your school? Please list the exact name and grade level of each course. Are there SICs (school initiated courses)? What are they? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What software is used in the technology department--list it all -- beside the course that uses it <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Now let’s move away from the “technology department” - <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">State your second teachable (minor) or more than one if you have more. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Connect with the department head of that subject (can be a teacher in the department as well). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What technologies are used in that department? List them all -- perhaps just a data projector and a teacher computer, or do students work in labs, or use mobile devices? laptop carts? iMacs? Pcs?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">If you have time you may connect with one or more other departments to find out about their technology use. Is the administration supportive of technology in your school?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What technologies are being used for special needs students?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Is there wi fi in your school?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Where does your school fit into the Horizon Report 2011 -- meaning are they adopting the technologies as outlined in the report, are they ahead of the game, or behind?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Extra-curricular technology - is there any? e.g., Girls in Gaming, Students go to Skills Manitoba, other?? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What is your impression of the staff’s technology skills? How do they learn and grow in technology? -- are there technology workshops for teachers in the school or division? You may have to ask your department head to help you on this one.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Any other observations or information about technology in your school? Suggestions for improvements? What are you excited about in your school’s technology

**Assignment 13 - Screencast** Assigned: October 14, 2011 DUE: October 19, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">EBIT Video -- choose one technology that we have learned to use; write a short explanation/description of it, e.g., how it works and how you would use it in ICT. I will interview you next class about your chosen program. Be prepared to demonstrate the program on screen.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ashley - SL; Justin - LiVE; Nadya - Edmoto; Fatma - Remind 101; Matt - Voicethread; Sean - Google Docs/Forms/Presentations; Cathy - Podcasting

**Assignment 14 - Blog searches**

Assigned: October 14, 2011

DUE: October 19, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Blog searches - Google Blog Search - search for blogs that are related to Emerging Technologies--to your Horizon Report topic
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">link these blogs to your wiki

**Assignment 15 - Photosynth** Assigned: October 31, 2011 DUE: November 4, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Photosynth - embed to your wiki page

**Assignment 16 - Reading and Reflection**

Assigned: October 31, 2011

DUE: November 4, 2011

Read: A Silicon Valley School That Doesn't Compute Reflect/provide your opinion on this article in your Reflections Doc

**Assignment 17 - Learner-Centered Approach Research** Assigned: October 31, 2011 DUE: November 4, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Learner-centered learning approach - find an example and make notes in a Google Doc shared with me. Support your example with research--URLs <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Conference - Germany, Iowa ** **Assignment 18 - Lesson Plan/Microteaching - Learner-Centered Approach** Assigned: October 31, 2011 DUE: November 21, 2011


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">prepare a lesson plan to teach one or more outcomes from the ICT curriculum
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">instructional methods must be predominantly student-centered approaches
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">25-minute plan
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">template
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">video taped and self reflection and peer critiqued

**Assignment 19 -ICT Data Analysis** Assigned: November 4, 2011 DUE: November 21, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">ICT - data analysis
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Group analysis of data - what pieces does your group want to analyze?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Questions to pose: What questions does this data answer? Is the ICT curriculum serving the purpose--what does technology education look like in Manitoba? What does the data mean? What PD is needed for teachers in the schools to ensure that students are getting 21st century education in the 21st century...hmmm... What questions does this data present that are not answered? How can you get these answers?
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Present your findings - Prezi? Animoto? Voicethread--perhaps get some schools involved in the province--wow, that would be interesting! Be sure your data is clear and understandable for anyone and everyone--especially those who don’t know about this!!

**Assignment 20 - Blog Comments - Grade 4s, China** Assigned: November 16, 2011 DUE: November 16, 2011 <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Comment on these blogs from Heather Davis -

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We have started a venture in my class with some of my students having earned their own blogs. They have worked hard and are starting to post but are discouraged because no one is really commenting. I was wondering if you guys would be able to comment or get some kids in your class comment so my kids would see the real value. My class is Year 4/Grade 3 and they are doing a good job. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://majasblog.weebly.com]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://abisblog.weebly.com]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://leosschoolblog.weebly.com]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://emilyjblog.weebly.com]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Our class blog is <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://year4atalks.weebly.com]__

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://lifewithheather.wordpress.com]__ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000099; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline;">__[|http://teachlesslearnmore.edublogs.org]__

**Assignment 21 - Global Education Conference 2011** Assigned: November 7, 2011 DUE: November 14, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Prepare a 3 - 4 minute ( <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">PRACTICE to make sure you have enough and not too much material <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">) presentation on your experience with global collaboration, meeting with students in LiVE (Germany and Iowa), how will we keep our connections alive, your experience as an expert advisor--what did you learn, what can be improved, how you see global collaboration as part of your future classroom, how to find collaborators, curriculum/pedagogy relevance, is it important for students to learn to collaborate globally, why/how, other questions, points, concerns, etc. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Prepare visuals for your presentation--prepare PPT slides as the base, include links, objects, or whatever else you want on the slides. See the wiki for the presentation <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">file.

**Assignment 22 - Technologies and Topics Screencast** Assigned: November 18, 2011 DUE: November 30, 2011

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Review Lesson DOC - EDUC 2002 - As a group, list all of the technologies and key topics we have learned/used. Choose six of the technologies/topics to include in your video. Create a 30 second screencast video using a program of your choice:
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Screencastomatic, Animoto, other?? - video, stills

**Assignment 23 - Wiki update** Assigned: November 18, 2011 DUE: November 30, 2011

Edit your wiki to include objects and resources used in this course. Place a link on your page in the course wiki to your personal wiki. Place a link on your personal wiki to the course wiki. There is no set number of objects or resources that you must include on your wiki, however, a blank page or only a few items will not suffice!