Assignment for UCET: a one page description of what I did and what I thought about it. Turn it in on the WebCT track under 'final paper' section and this will count for my final paper. Need to hand it in within the next two weeks to keep on top of my assignments.

**We will have no class on March 3rd. I need to do March 3rd's Module 6 online on my own time. I will have until March 17h to do it.

The purpose for Module 6 is to be introduced to what is out there. I read either of the Harris articles for the Module. Peruse the links to her resources found under her picture, especially the webquests.
b. Choose the question that responds to the article I chose to respond. Is that an awkward sentence? I think so!

Final Project Description: Look at single sheet passed out in class. Basic concept is learning centers, which can occur anywhere. (doesn't matter what the grade level is).
-I'll be in a group of four and create the learning center (TEAM) activity.
-I can either decide on a theme or a topic for my group.
**A theme is bigger and very broad; something like liberty, love, justice. It is a big universal idea.
**A topic is something subject oriented, such as rain forests, teddy bears, etc.
-Doesn't matter which I use in my group, but we need to be sure to be consistent and be aware of what we're doing (either themes or topics).


Themepark link helps with those who do theme topics. Applies to all students. The link at the top, insects, is not a them, it's a topic.

-Be sure to state the age level for out end of the semester project.
WHAT WILL BE HANDED IN:
-only four cells will have detail shown or described in the online unit plan about the supplies, information, task card, etc. The detail isn't for the whole unit, or every center/box on the sheet. So, only choose FOUR stations to write in detail. Laura wants a mix of different centers and different subjects. Write one or tow sentences in each box about what will occur at each center, but only give detail for four centers. Whole Group center doesn't count as something that will be demonstrated for hte simulation in class at the end of the semester.

-only correlate the unit to the core curriculum, not each activity needs to be tied to the core.
-The end of the whole thing will be posted online. The final things to be handed in are: one is an activities hot list, one is a rubric for one of the stations, etc. Check out module 10 for the exact specifics to turn it in.

-To see examples of the final assignment: my.uen.org/210.
-Then click on 'my activities'
-click on Integrated Unit Plans.
Example for how to submit the activity is:
uen.org,
k-12 educatiors
lesson plan tool
log in
look at my sample lesson plan

Tonight's Gift: Playlists for Teachers: Audio: using music in your teaching.
Lyrics.com is great site to edit lyrics, or determine they are okay for class.
iTunes7 is the best way to find music and playlists from other people
finetune.com is lists of playlists; if you click on one artist you can get related artists and related genres. There are also stations that can be played.

Web 2.0 Assignment

There are so many sites to explore and join these days, but the real test is what is the effectiveness or purpose of them! These were three I quite enjoyed :)

43 Things
http://www.43things.com/person/nikita26

It was interesting coming up with 43 things, so I don't have 43 things. I may have around 23. It's a fun site to see what else people want to do and to possibly connect with other people. I could see this as adding creativity to one's life, as they may be introduced to new things they had never thought of doing before. I'm not sure about the entire purpose, other than wasting time to create a list. It was all pretty tame, the list of those who had my same items on their list, until I entered 'have sex' and a few scary images came up. I should have expected as much, due to the content of my entry, but I was surprised about the lack of monitoring of the visuals (photos). Overall, I think it could be fun for my students to use, however this site isn't accessible within my district, so it's not currently an option.

Writeboard site: views and ideas are written on my entry on the site.



Real Travel Website: This was my favorite by far, for my own personal use. What a great idea to have a place to keep track of your travels and to share those travels with others. I'm also excited to see what other people think of places they have visited as that will help determine where I go whenever I can afford to travel again.
As I was filling out my first entry, I started thinking of the possibilities for the classroom. The students could create a fantasy trip they had to write about, full of hotel stays and budgeting, and task lists. It could fulfill part of the core requirements of students being able to list things in sequential order. They'd have to have a starting point and then make sure their travel from place to place was economical and geographically related. I'm still trying to figure out the kinks, but really want to somehow use this fourth term.

Feb. 11 Web 2.0

Agenda:
Preview Module 10, which is next. No need to post discussions this week. Read the TEAM format for Reiser as class will be about the final project. Must read the article as if I don't, I will be lost in class.

Gifts
Blog feedback
Web 2.0 and Assignment
Podcasting
GPS-Geocaching

Geocaching:

The next step in the internet/web is Web 2.0. Some words to think about is: Web 2.0 is social, organic, not static. Anyone can create something and share it. Some say Web 2.0 is specific software, but the professor thinks it is a cultural phenomnen and is networking in the human and technical sense. New views about what it means to teach, to be an expert about something, to share things.

Web 2.0:
*social
*collaboration
*marketing
*new economics (new way to pay for it)
*open source (new ways of creating something; everyone contributes and then as a collective create something new)
*Dynamif

Podcasting: Grammar Girls, NPR. Find Podcasts through iTunes.

UEN Podcasting Page

Sites to illustrate web 2.0:
Zillow.com: enter in an address and find out tax and real estate data.
Threadless.com: anyone in the world can design a shirt, and then people vote on which one is print worthy, and then threadless will make the shirts that have the most consensus.
43 Things.com: very organic; idea is what are 43 things you want to do in your life. When I click on various key words I will be organic or linked to anyone else who wants to do those things.
wefeelfine.org: when I get to the site, click on open we feel fine and wait.

Web2.0 assignment: need to check out 3 different types of web2.0.
2. Send Laura aparagraph about what I did and what I liked/disliked, what I use it in an educational setting?
3. Should be a new idea, not my own blog, but something new.

Check out pbs.org/newshour/extra and post on the discussion any suggestions that I have about how to improve the blog part of the site. First thing would be how to find the blog, can't find it. needs to be a bigger, more noticeable tab to get to the link.

Edutopia.com order to get the magazine sent to me as it's very valuable (George Lucas' educational magazine).

A del.icio.us page is web based that holds your bookmarked websites. It's social boookmarking; able to view what others bookmark. Can give them special key words that are significant to me and others who I associate with.

The Dumpster: website of breakups

Feb. 4

Questioning Strategies

UEN.org, click on activities on the right, then click on activities, then choose any core area, and then you'll have a list on the left hand side in blue.

I'm going to create a learning activity that has a title, and one image.
Then there will be some sort of introduction (this is an activity about......)
Cite the core area citation , ussing the grade level, objective, etc. (same as on the ppt, and should look like the UEN activities layout)

*Link 1
Title
URL
Description/Directions
1 At least two questions per site
2
Link 2
Title
URL
Description/Direcitons
1
2
Link 3
Title
URL
Description/Directions
1
2

The other part is the assignment is does it match what Kalchek said, in regards to various levels of questions from Bloom's Taxonomy (need differently levels of questions).

The tool is once you enter things, that is the order they are in. Cannot move around things once they have been entered. Questions can be edited, but nothing else can be moved.

Look at Module 4 for directions.
**For this lab assignment you will have a student audience. You will create a hot list of Internet links and related questions on one curriculum topic from the Utah Core Curriculum.
-Use questioning strategies that represent a range of Bloom's Taxonomy levels and reflect your understanding of important questioning strategies as outlined by Kauchak (1998).
-In the description/introduction be sure to cite the curriculum subject area, grade level, standard, and objective. Follow the directions on the UEN Activities tool.
-You much include a title, description, and one relevant image. Include at least three appropriate web sites tied to the curriculum area you select.
-Add the title of the site, the URL, and questions to guide the students' work at the site. Each site should have at least two questions.
-Examples from a previous class are at this link http://www.uen.org/utahlink/activities/view_activity.cgi?activity_id=11334. WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED, PASTE THE URL OF YOUR ACTIVITY IN THE ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION BOX.


***3 sites that are good resources for teachers to use:

pbs.org/teachers
thinkfinity.org
UEN Student Interactives

Gifts for us:
uen.org/wethepeople
uen.org/7-12interactives