EDU221Block2Module2

EDU 221 Block 2, Module 2: All classes are 9:15-11:35, MWF, Computing Center Room 104unless otherwise noted Projects in this module:
 * WebQuest for your Unit
 * Classroom Management Textbook Presentation/Lesson
 * Final Reflection

Don't forget the semester-long projects: > Resource: how to cite sources for digital media in this class
 * "3-2-1"
 * Digital story
 * Glossary (should be able to be finished in class)

M Oct. 29 || # welcome back! W Oct. 31 Happy Halloween || # [|Zombie apps] anyone? F Nov. 2 || # what is your team's homework for your CM presentation?--need at least 48 hours notice //2:00am// || // Daylight Savings Time Ends. . . at 2am set your clock "back" to 1am. . . gain one hour. . . do not pass Go, do not collect $200. // ||  || M Nov. 5 || # homework for Wednesday from CM teams? W Nov. 7 || # CM Textbook Chapter Presentations/Lessons followed by feedback M Nov. 12 || # CM Textbook Chapter Presentations/Lessons followed by feedback W Nov. 14
 * **Date** || **What We Will Do In Class Today** || **What You Need To Have Done Before Class Today** ||
 * Class 1
 * 1) status update on mentor teacher 1st days and ice breakers
 * 2) [|poor choice of words incident]
 * 3) [|how not to give feedback]
 * 4) Blackboard gradebook, //Fires// entries, and CM textbook--my feedback
 * 5) why we do all this: [|"Did You Know" 2009 version] (note1: ~40 slides in 4:45; note2: you saw 2007 version in Dr. Grace's class 8)
 * 6) reminders/intro to Module 2:
 * 7) final reflection
 * 8) classroom management presentation
 * 9) WebQuest
 * 10) "3-2-1" Report
 * 11) another look at digital storytelling
 * 12) don't forget you can "redo" MEL, CM textbook chapter, or student sample
 * 13) how long does it take to make a WebQuest?(and who has done html programming or Web design before?)
 * 14) what makes a good WebQuest?
 * 15) a good conclusion is hard to find
 * 16) //NOTE: if you come to the next two classes prepared, you should be able to do most of the Web design and creation of your WebQuest in class//
 * 17) first draft of your Intro, Task, and Conclusion--due Wed.
 * 18) first draft of your Process--due Fri.
 * 19) graphics--bring Fri. || * read Chapters 3-10 in Fires in the Bathroom
 * interview an educational expert related to your chapter;[| fill out the interview report]
 * ask mentor teacher about 1st day and ice breakers ||
 * Class 2
 * 1) look at the process checklist
 * 2) evaluating information Web sites; post your completed form on the artifacts wiki another look at the [|MEL WebQuest] -- Google Sites style starting your WebQuest on Google Sites
 * 3) know before you start: almost any decisions you make now can be changed later
 * 4) Google Sites: great user interface (UI) on the front; not-so-great behind the scenes
 * 5) navigation: multi-page or single page?
 * 6) set up for 5 components now--you can add details later
 * 7) set permissions so anyone with a link can see your WebQuest
 * 8) pass the panda to paste URL of WebQuest on artifacts wiki
 * 9) evaluation--look what's required; let's do it now
 * 10) look at WebQuest resources
 * 11) look at homework for next class || * iPracticum site -- if you were the notetaker for your iPad content area team, please put your list of apps and ideas on how to evaluate apps up on this wikisite
 * finish 4-page packet of WebQuest critiques
 * copy and paste your GRASPS and Task Summary from your Dr. Grace unit into your personal WebQuest page on the artifacts wiki
 * write your Introduction and Conclusion to your WebQuest on your personal WebQuest page on the artifacts wiki
 * //Works in Progress (WIP)://
 * //(the process section of your WebQuest--get all the text drafted and have your links/resources)//
 * //(your CM presentation with your teammate(s))//
 * //JUST FOR FUN://
 * //get ready for a great Halloween by looking at [|Zombie apps](this is just for fun and not required; but do take a look at just how many there are and how varied they are)//
 * //costumes optional for class today (I will not be wearing one but you are welcome to do so)// ||
 * Class 3
 * 1) look at homework for next classes (Wes Fryer readings and blog entries)
 * 2) peer feedback on process section
 * 3) general comments on WebQuest text so far:
 * 4) iMovie is a brand name for software--need to use generic product word (movie, video, infomercial,...)
 * 5) conclusion has to wrap up 2 things: the story and the unit--why did you learn all this? remind reader of the big understanding and how the WebQuest helped them understand it
 * 6) work on/finish WebQuests
 * 7) what's on your wishlist?
 * 8) pass the tater tot so you can put the link to your WebQuest on the class wiki
 * 9) change the share settings so that anyone with the link can view your WebQuest (or make it public!)
 * 10) add a graphic (header, background, within text)
 * 11) the Evaluation section
 * 12) viewable & downloadable both required
 * 13) how to make a pdf
 * 14) link your student sample and other resources made by you
 * 15) in-class time to work on/finish WebQuest || * evaluating information Web sites; post your completed form on the artifacts wiki if you didn't finish in class
 * write your process section (can do in a separate document or directly in your Google Site for your WebQuest)
 * read chapter 5, //Images//, in Wes Fryer digital book; write a 1-paragraph blog entry titled "Images" highlighting at least one new thing you learned and how you can use this information in your future classroom OR how you can use this information in your WebQuest; label the blog entry "Wes Fryer" and "TI"
 * add a text widget to your blog template that includes a citation/reference to Wes Fryer's digital book (similar to the one you created for //Fires in the Bathroom//)
 * gather graphics...for your WebQuest
 * bring questions/wishlist items (what would you like your WebQuest to look like) to class ||
 * // Sunday Nov. 4 //
 * Class 4
 * 1) what is your CM team's team name???? put it on the artifacts wiki
 * 2) CM evaluations--due after last presentation, don't fill it out early
 * 3) revisiting Fires
 * 4) brainstorm tech issues and back up plans; bug-proof one of your lessons
 * 5) work on glossary || * Final versions of WebQuests due--what's online at 8:15am is what will be assessed
 * ooops! I had a statement here to read chapter 6 of Wes Fryer's digital book, but we already did that. Sorry for the confusion.
 * read chapter 3, //Audio//, in the Wes Fryer digital book; write a 1-paragraph blog entry titled "Audio" highlighting at least one new thing you learned and how you can use this information in your future classroom OR how you can use this information in your CM presentation/lesson; label the blog entry "Wes Fryer"and "TI"
 * what's your team's homework for your CM lesson presentation
 * //Works in Progress (WIP)://
 * //(how's your CM presentation?)//
 * //(your digital story form is due the last Wednesday)//
 * //( "3-2-1" Report is due the last Wednesday)//
 * //(final reflection is due the last Friday)// ||
 * One last shot at the WebQuest ||  || Read the feedback from your peer about your WebQuest. Make tweaks/changes/improvements as appropriate. Whatever is online at 8pm Monday night is what is *really* going to be assessed ||
 * Class 5
 * 1) Tyler & Cam
 * 2) Jackie & Ali
 * 3) glossary time || * post your "bug-proof" lesson plan on the artifacts wiki (today's presenters can turn it in on Friday)
 * last Fires blog entry (today's presenters can turn it in on Friday)
 * fill out both pages of the WebQuest self-evaluation and email to Dr. Theresa by 8:15 this morning (it's the assessment tool with a second page of questions)
 * CM presentations for 2 teams
 * spend 5 minutes looking over this textbook chapter; the rest of your homework for this team will come after the presentation
 * //Works in Progress (WIP)://
 * //(how's your CM presentation?)//
 * //(your digital story form is due one week from today)//
 * //( "3-2-1" Report is due one week from today)//
 * //(final reflection is due the last Friday)// ||
 * || # CM Textbook Chapter Presentations/Lessons followed by feedback
 * 1) Emily & Brittany
 * 2) Phil
 * 3) finish glossaries || * CM presentations for 2 teams
 * homework from CM presenters:
 * fill out Tyler and Cam's 2-question form that you received via email and return via email to both of them
 * read http://camtylerchapter.wikispaces.com/ (this is Dr. Theresa's homework for you)
 * brainstorm a list of qualities you require in a teacher you trust!
 * //Works in Progress (WIP)://
 * //(how's your CM presentation?)//
 * //(your digital story form is due Wednesday)//
 * //( "3-2-1" Report is due Wednesday)//
 * //(final reflection is due one week from today)// ||
 * Class 7
 * 1) Meng & Andrew
 * 2) Nicole, Jackson, and Joe
 * 3) need to make texastheresa a member of your glossary wiki
 * 4) Blackboard update
 * 5) iPracticum website one last time--I need names
 * 6) exporting the data from your WebQuests using Liberation
 * 7) compressing files
 * 8) uploading to TK20 for archival sake without an invitation
 * 9) uploading your WebQuest to TK20
 * 10) compressed file as attachment
 * 11) paste the URL in the text of your assignment message || * read chapter 7, Show and Tell, in Wes Fryer digital book; write a 1-paragraph blog entry titled "Show and Tell" highlighting at least one new thing you learned and how you can use this information in your future classroom OR how we should use info from this chapter on our digital story day or for final presentations; label the blog entry "Wes Fryer" and "TI"
 * CM presentations for 2 teams
 * homework from CM presenters:
 * look over the slides that you were assigned in the email
 * //Works in Progress (WIP)://
 * //(how's your CM presentation?)//
 * //(your digital story form is due Wednesday)//
 * //( "3-2-1" Report is due Wednesday)//
 * //(final reflection is due Friday)// ||
 * Class 8

class will start in the computing center and at 10:20, Ed Center 111 is ours for the "Best of Show" Digital Story presentations || # CM presentation feedback and improvements F Nov. 16 || # [|how millennial are you?] 8:15am Ed Center 106 || Celebration! ||  ||
 * 1) need your advice...how to get people to use their textbook as part of their presentation/lesson
 * 2) how to "redo" a CM presentation
 * 3) your concerns: (from CM self-evaluations)
 * 4) [|there's always something new to learn about CM: what every teacher needs to know] . . . watch 2:25-3:10
 * 5) don't trust the cloud . . . back it up yourself
 * 6) revisit CM ComicLife nightmare :-)
 * 7) look at Blackboard; chance to redo until Dec. 7
 * 8) repeat exit ticket: 5 technology skills
 * 9) move to Ed Center 111
 * 10) //Best of Show//: digital story presentations
 * 11) get your first exit ticket back :-) || * classroom management self-evaluation -- email it to Dr. Theresa at least an hour before class
 * fill out the "3-2-1" Report and post it to the artifacts wiki
 * upload your compressed WebQuest to the TK20 assignment AND paste the URL in the text of your assignment message
 * decide what digital story you're going to share (if you have more than one) and post the link to your story and your Digital Storytelling Analysis Sheet to the artifact wiki (bring a printout to class if you think you'll need it for your presentation but not necessary to turn in a hard copy)
 * read chapter 2, //Digital Text//, in the Wes Fryer digital book; write a 1-paragraph blog entry titled "Digital Text" highlighting at least one new thing you learned and how you can use this information in your future classroom OR how the blogging process could be improved/modified/changed in EDU 221; label the blog entry "Wes Fryer" and "TI" ||
 * Class 9
 * 1) looking at final grades
 * 2) WebQuest discussion
 * 3) glossary discussion
 * 4) NETS-T discussion
 * 5) reminders about Celebration and post-survey event (you come back on last Friday of semester before Beth's seminar to take survey with other block)
 * 6) Final Reflections presentations
 * 7) 2 index card questions
 * 8) UMF evaluations || * final reflections
 * upload your WebQuest to TK20
 * 1) compressed file as attachment made using Liberation
 * 2) paste the URL in the text of your assignment message ||
 * // Nov. 19-23 // || // Happy Thanksgiving! No Practicum Classes this week (if you have another class this semester, you have to attend it on Monday or Tuesday). // ||  ||
 * F Dec. 14 || 8:15 before Beth's seminar, come to the Computing Center and we'll all take the survey together. ||  ||
 * T Dec. 18