To wrap up CEDU-525, Using the Internet and Web as a Curricular Resource, we spent time reviewing the lesson plans we created with our study groups and then reviewed some very beneficial websites we can access in developing and evaluating curriculum.
The site I am most excited to utilize is Rubistar. It is a tool for creating individualized/specialized rubrics that I found to be super quick and super easy. I am looking forward to creating a rubric for my job search/resume unit. Many times I grade my students on their ability. For a resume or job application, regardless of your ability level, you need to figure out a way to reach your highest potential and create an outstanding project. By using a rubric, my expectations (and those of a future employer) will be very clear.
Class time was also spent looking at sites in which we could find WebQuests. I am hopeful that I can use these sources to find a few valuable WebQuests that I can use with my students for both my current unit on job searches and my upcoming poetry unit.
Most of our Individual Assignments following the last class focused on copyright issues. This was a subject I didn't really know much about and had not spent much time explaining to my students. I found the resources we were required to review as being very beneficial in clarifying my understanding of the topic.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
CEDU-525 Week 3
The focus of our in-class time this week was spent discussing the pros and cons of social networking sites and also the topic of cyber-bullying. It was interesting to hear the different personal experiences that our peers have had within their districts regarding these topics.
We also spent some time on Tapped In, a site that allows you to enter "rooms" and meet up with other people to "discuss" a topic relevant to you. It was interesting to be involved in something different and to know that the resource is available. If I return to the site again, it would benefit me to take some time to figure out how to navigate through it so that I can take advantage of all that it has to offer.
Our study team spent the majority of our time together creating a lesson on Internet Safety. We were able to find many beneficial websites and ended up needing to expand the lesson to a three day mini-unit. I am very excited because I anticipate using our lesson plan with the freshmen on my caseload during a class we call "Exploratory". Internet safety is definitely a life skill worth "exploring" with my students.
It was interesting reading about all of the professional social networking sites, including those for licensed physicians and tech professionals. I took a look at LinkIn, which is a site many of my friends are using in their current job searches in "the business world". LinkIn recommends using a site called SlideShare to post presentations and resumes, so I'm curious about that site and finding out if it would be beneficial to use in my world.
We also spent some time on Tapped In, a site that allows you to enter "rooms" and meet up with other people to "discuss" a topic relevant to you. It was interesting to be involved in something different and to know that the resource is available. If I return to the site again, it would benefit me to take some time to figure out how to navigate through it so that I can take advantage of all that it has to offer.
Our study team spent the majority of our time together creating a lesson on Internet Safety. We were able to find many beneficial websites and ended up needing to expand the lesson to a three day mini-unit. I am very excited because I anticipate using our lesson plan with the freshmen on my caseload during a class we call "Exploratory". Internet safety is definitely a life skill worth "exploring" with my students.
It was interesting reading about all of the professional social networking sites, including those for licensed physicians and tech professionals. I took a look at LinkIn, which is a site many of my friends are using in their current job searches in "the business world". LinkIn recommends using a site called SlideShare to post presentations and resumes, so I'm curious about that site and finding out if it would be beneficial to use in my world.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
CEDU-525 Week 2
Week 2 was good for me.
The discussion on Bubbleshare and other resources of the like has motivated me to take the plunge and actually do something with the pile of maxed out memory sticks I have at home! This week I started taking pictures of my students and I am going to teach myself and then teach my Communications class how to get pictures from a memory stick onto the computer and then some options of what to do with them. (Since I am an EEN teacher, I have the flexibility with a small class to work as many practical/life skills activities into my curriculum as possible.)
I also enjoyed the discussion and demonstration of on-line quizzes. My plan is to put together a quiz for my resume unit within the next week. Based on our classroom discussion, I think I will give ClassMarker a whirl.
And last, but definitely not least, Facebook! If it hadn't been a requirement of class, it wouldn't have happened....and dare I say - after putting up such a fuss - I love it!
The discussion on Bubbleshare and other resources of the like has motivated me to take the plunge and actually do something with the pile of maxed out memory sticks I have at home! This week I started taking pictures of my students and I am going to teach myself and then teach my Communications class how to get pictures from a memory stick onto the computer and then some options of what to do with them. (Since I am an EEN teacher, I have the flexibility with a small class to work as many practical/life skills activities into my curriculum as possible.)
I also enjoyed the discussion and demonstration of on-line quizzes. My plan is to put together a quiz for my resume unit within the next week. Based on our classroom discussion, I think I will give ClassMarker a whirl.
And last, but definitely not least, Facebook! If it hadn't been a requirement of class, it wouldn't have happened....and dare I say - after putting up such a fuss - I love it!
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