Assignments

Assignments

 * 1.5 Credit teachers**
 * Attendance
 * Assignments 1 through 3


 * 3 Credit teachers**
 * Attendance
 * Assignments 1 through 5

Assignment 1

 * Pick 2 goals that you will work on during this class.
 * Post each goal as a separate post on your blog. Explain how they might fit into the work you want to do.
 * In your blog, use the category **goals** for this post.
 * **Due the morning of June 25th.**

Assignment 2
Choose **2** tools from this list On your blog:
 * Write a summary of what each tool can do and how you might use it in your practice.
 * How will these new tools impact what you do in your classroom or work day?
 * Use the category **Assignments** for this post.
 * Create a Digital story using one of the tools. It does not have to be school related, it could be a vacation or cooking show! Have fun creating your digital story!
 * Due by **September 16th**

Assignment 3
[|K-12 Online Conference] Choose one of the following sessions: View the materials and write a reflection in your blog. Some things to consider: Check with the instructors if you are having difficulty accessing a session; some will have to be done outside of school due to video streaming.
 * 1) Classroom 2.0: [|“Initiating and Sustaining Conversations: Assessment and Evaluation in the Age of Networked Learning”]by Konrad Glogowski
 * 2) Classroom 2.0: [|"Design Matters"] by Dean Shareski
 * An "AHA" moment you had while viewing/listening to this session
 * Something you learned from this session that can be applied to your daily work.
 * Respond to two other people in the class (that you do not work with). To do this go to their blog and leave a comment.
 * Due by September 16th**

Read the following article:
Prensky, Marc. "[|Turning On the Lights.]" Educational Leadership 65March 2008 40-45. 20 Jun 2008  Write a blog post answering the following question.
 * ======How could you use any of the "Four Important Practices" mentioned at the end of the article?======
 * ======Use the category **Assignments** for this post.======
 * Due by September 16th**

Assignment 5
Read the following article: Sprankle, Bob. "[|4 Weeks to a Flatter Us]" __PBS: Media Infusion__ June 2008  Write a blog post about this article answering the following question.
 * What changes will you make in your classroom in order to remain relevant to your students?
 * Due by September 16th**

Additional Reading

 * 1) New Media Consortium. [|Horizon Report 2008] 30 Jan 2008
 * 2) Look through the articles at [|Technology for Teachers]
 * 3) Sprankle, Bob; 4 Weeks to a Flatter You. [|Media Infusion at PBS]. August, 2007