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=Welcome to Uses of Technology in Education=

**May 10**
Introductions Survey [|Syllabus AU 519.doc] Warm-UP - recording responses to Web 2.0 or Tidal Wave 2.0 in a collaborative environment * [|Google Doc] Why we should care Overview of changes in the Internet Social Bookmarking with Delicious and Diigo Breakout: teams will examine tools and begin to collect and identify key features and how they are applicable to instruction Friend/fan/follow each other on both sites

[|Ma_10_2010.pdf] - Presentation

Assignment for May 12 [|Becoming Network-Wise.pdf.PDF] by Will Richardson Respond to the article by clicking on the link to Social Networks for Teachers and then click on the Discussion tab and post your thoughts. It should be noted that this article comes from a journal called Education Leadership and is part of the membership to ASCD.org - the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Most principals and curriculum supervisors are members.

May 12
"2 Million Minutes" – American schools and our Asian competitors What the Data Tells Us - Speak Up Now Survey Social networking: Your Personal and Professional Learning Network (PLN) RSS and Google Reader • How to subscribe to a PLN Breakout: teams will find and review one to two teacher networks and enter their review on the wiki page, Social Networks for Teachers  Assignment for May 17 View PBS Frontline: Digital Nation,[| http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/] For the bold, view the whole thing, for the time-challenged view segments under Living and Learning. In particular watch [|How Google Saved a School,]Watch the video interview of the students included on the page. Then, follow the [|Dot-to-Dot] link. Explore this website for the various activities and products that are being showcased. Read some of the comments and view as many segments as you have time for. Be prepared to relate your experiences with those depicted in the videos both from your personal life and from your experience as a teacher.

May 17
Class Roster Review of social networking Unit Lesson Plan overview PBS Frontline and Dot to Dot Google docs – Online Collaboration Tools and "More"
 * Creating a form, viewing summary - for how to make a form grade itself, see the link in Resources
 * Creating a presentation, using online images
 * Sharing and collaboration

Due Wednesday May 19: project proposal and performance task. Take pictures of your students, your classroom, your hallways, media center, gym, office, campus, street scenes, more students in various places. Upload a minimum of 18 to your Flickr account.

May 19
Digital Storytelling Samples Creative Commons Searching with Flickr Storm

Due Mon before 5:30, Enduring Understand, Goal and Performance Task (GRASP). These are to be shared with me and I will provide feedback on the document.

May 24
Using a Wiki in the classroom Audio in the classroom Read Music in the Classroom
 * What's a wiki?
 * Post your response to this article on the Discussion section of the page Audio in the Classroom

Due Wednesday, refined Enduring Understanding, Goals and PT, along with content objectives

May 26
Continue refining your new wiki and present it to the class explaining its uses. Software Evaluations [|Enduring Undersandings and Essential Questions ppt]

Due Wednesday June 2, EU, Goals, Essential Questions & Content Objectives, GRASP and Rubric. Please be sure that you title your unit of study so that I know what your curriculum is. Also due Wednesday, a script for your podcast, a PowerPoint or other original pictures - put the pictures on Flickr if you like - Your slide show should be at least 8 slides long, pictures on a slide work just as well. Use the script from the Digital Storytelling page to complete your script. You must have your script printed out, but your Powerpoint you can just bring in on a flash drive or email it to yourself.

June 2
[|Why podcast?] Audacity and Garageband

** June 7 **
Digital Citizenship - how things have changed. Article Reading and Review - for the directions, see the page Point and Counterpoint Software Review and Evaluations Designing your rubric - for copies of the handout, see the page Resources

Due Wednesday June 9 Rubric for the performance task, revised and completed performance task. Come prepared to plan a grand adventure on Wednesday. Where in the world would you travel if you could?

June 9
Google Earth - Gettting Started If you don't have Google Earth, use Google Maps with the plug-in Why Google Earth?

Due Monday June 14, Complete the reading assignment on Point and Counterpoint.

June 14
From Digital Nation Ways to video in the classroom Photostory, Movie MakerII Using a video camera in your classroom

Due Wednesday June 16 - a demonstration of a lesson you would do with a new tool you have learned about. This demonstration should have a sample to show the rest of the class what your goals are. The sample doesn't have to be one which you created. It can be one you have found and want to replicate.

June 16
Connie Chubb from the Dept. of Ed. Presentations Review and Wrap-Up