Week+-+7+-+March+1,+2010

I do not agree with the use of AUPs. They were obviously designed by digital immigrants. There is so much information cramped onto two pages. Honestly who reads them? I agree that we need to inform our students about what is acceptable and what is unacceptable. At Wal-mart we have what we call CBLs or Computer Based Learning modules. These are similiar to games. They are interactive lectures that are broken into a few activities with a multiple choice quiz at the end. they run from 20 - 40 minutes and cover many Wal-mart policies, including cash register use, shop lifting, WHMIS, etc. If Wal-mart can do it, why can't schools. You must receive 80% on a module or you have to do it again. Schools could have students complete these modules as an agreement. If they score 80% or more they may use the internet. This would not take very long and would appeal more than the present AUPs to the 21st Century learner. General This week we continued with our presentations. Time management was better after watching last week's presentations. We actually had a chance to begin some of the activities. I had a lot of fun and I have included some of my unfinished projects below. ** First Presentation Alex and Sejal Immigration in a Canadian context. Human migration: Push and Pull Factors Activity. Individually create podcast
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Second Presentation Brad and Alex Introduced us to WorldCat.org and Google books. http://ped3119.wikispaces.com/WebQuest+Part+1

Third Presentation Dane and Helen http://ped3119-dp-hg-chemistrylesson.wikispaces.com/The+Periodic+Table Created wikis attached to Periodic table. Neat collaborative project.

Fourth Presentation Steve and Karen http://stevevped3119.wikispaces.com/Week+7 Introduced us to Comic Life. This is a really neat program. I have never used it before. I can see why students would appreciate this software. I have encountered graphic novels in my English course. They seem to be more and more popular especially with the focus on boys and literacy.

Fifth Presentation Taylor, Natasha and Kristen http://ped3119b-kristin.wikispaces.com/home Diamante Poems. Create poem and then creat epodcast and use in photostory. I really liked this assignment. I think it gives students a chance to be creative. It also gives students a chance to express themselves. The following is my finished project for this assignment. I apologize for the sound quality. I was using the microphone that came with my laptop. media type="file" key="One Day....wmv" width="300" height="300"

Sixth Presentation Nutrition Lesson Good activity with Hershey kiss and jumping jacks. http://nutritionassignment.wikispaces.com/. We also learned about EATracker which I think is a great website for those interested in this topic.

Seventh Presentation Related math to the career of an astronaut. I thought that this was a good lesson because it helped students understand how math can be practical. It is also a lesson that can continue if there is a problem with the technology. My only concern was that students themselves did not get a chance to use the technology. Perhaps there is some kind of math whiz program that they could have used to solve the problems.

Eight Presentation Steph and Jenny We were asked to create a Photostory using images from online and create a story about settlers coming to knew France. I thought it was a good lesson and it gave me a chance to practice using Photostory, which seems like a fun program that students would like. I liked their idea. I think it would have been a little more helpful if I knew a little bit more background to the lesson. http://intergratingtech.wikispaces.com/ Below is my attempt at this assignment. I did not have a chance to incorporate audio. media type="file" key="New France.wmv" width="300" height="300"

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As a university student I have had a few on-line courses. I think the main problem is keeping up to date with it. Online courses take a lot of self-regulation. I have experience working with both WebCT and Blackboard. I found them both to be user-friendly. I think e-learning is a great idea. Perhaps it would appeal to our "at-risk" students. I have talked to one high-school teacher who was in-charge of one of these classes. She explained to me that the one problem was that there was no accountability. She never seen the students so it was hard to track them down when they did not hand work in.

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I absolutely love the idea of virtual; classrooms. As a Mom I have had to miss a few classes. It would have been great if I could have just logged in during class time and participated that way. I have never encountered Adobe Connect or Elluminate. However, Oprah had a really great show about Skype. She uses Skype quite frequently for guests who can not make it to the show. On this particular show she was showing what you can do with Skype and she had people from both the Arctic and Antarctica skyping in. She also had someone on an airplane and someone in a submarine Skype in. It was quite interesting and really highlighted the usefulness of Skype. We literally can connect with anyone in the world. I think Skype would work in for the classroom. If not for the whole class, at least for meeting after class with the absent student. This would differ than talking on the phone because you could demonstrate with the student what was done. I think this is a great tool.