Online Exercise 16- Tips & Tricks

Post one tip or trick dealing with technology that you have used in your classroom, read about, or seen in use. Be sure to include your name with the post!

Podcasting in Education

What is Podcasting? on Prezi

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Web 2.0 in the classroom on Prezi

Podcasting in Education on Prezi

Website Evaluation and Misleading Websites

Visit the following website to learn more about specific criteria for evaluating websites.
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm

With your group members, choose one of the misleading websites from the list below:

Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie
Facts About from Idiotica
Should we ban dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO)?
Mankato Minnesota Home Page, New Hartford
Backup Mankato Site, Another Backup
Burmese Mountain Dog
Museum of Hoaxes
California's Velcro Crop under Challenge (1993)
Did the Holocaust happen?
Physics and Star Trek
The Faked Apollo Landings

Type the name and web address that you have chosen. Based on any 3 of the criteria listed, how can you tell these sites are not reputable? Briefly note the criteria and your analysis of that criteria. Be sure to list the names of your group members!

Online Exercise 8

Online Exercise 8: Project Based Learning & 21st Century Skills

Select ONE of the following to answer and respond on our class blog:

How can projects help students meet standards and develop 21^st century skills?

How can projects be used to enhance student learning?

What websites would you recommend to a teacher that wants to make his/her classroom more “interactive?”

(Don't forget to list your name with your posting)

Technology in Everyday Life- Online Exercise 2

Think of a technology you use in everyday life—one that is not typically used in the classroom (for instance, a cell phone, personal digital assistant, or blog). Then consider a concept that students often struggle to learn in your subject domain (social studies, English, science, whatever you plan to teach). Think about ways you could use that technology in your teaching and learning. Sketch out some possible ideas, using the following questions as your guide:

• How could you use this everyday technology to teach students the difficult concept?

• What would you expect students to gain from the learning experience? Would they discover new ways of applying everyday technology for their own learning?

Don't forget to list the names of the group members!