February+16


 * Sharing**
 * Top 50 Blogs for Elearning tools and tips (Randy) - //Great to use for starting an group of RSS feeds focused on educational technology//
 * YouTube - the G-rated edition (Randy)
 * BBC Director Tells News Staff to Embrace Social Media (Randy) - //Should teachers and administrators?//
 * Do School LIbraries Need Books? (Randy)
 * Google Maps Labs (Randy)
 * Taking It Global (Randy)
 * Should Schools Block Social Networking Sites? (Camille)
 * Social Network Tweets to Class (Randy)
 * 29 Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom (Randy)
 * [|Socially Relevant, Educational Video Games] (Mike)
 * [|History's best web sites] (Mike)
 * @Teacher Tube (Camille)
 * 50 Ways to Use Wikis (Randy)
 * Utah to Cut 12th Grade (Chris)

Working// individually or with a group // (extra points for NOT doing this solo), you will be asked to develop a project in which you teach some of what you have learned to another student or group of students. The design of this project is flexible and will be assessed based on criteria you developed and we agree on. You might choose a collection of blog posts describing your ventures with these technologies in your "classroom." You might choose to create a movie or another type of digital presentation. The key here (and we'll have this in the rubric) is REFLECTION. This project is not about "checking" off yet another assignment; it's about creating something meaningful that represents your growth and development over the course of the semester.
 * Final Project - Rubric Development**
 * Rubistar
 * Prior to **Tuesday, February 23**, please email me a description of your final project including format and components along with your scoring rubric created in Rubistar.
 * Sample Rubric
 * Creating Rubrics


 * Technology and Tools: sharing**
 * **Multiple Intelligences and Technology**(Jessi)
 * Prezi vs PowerPoint(Jessi)
 * @RSS (Kristine)
 * [|Wikipedia - Other History Web Sites] (Mike)
 * Podcasting (Chris and Brian)
 * Google Earth (Stephen)
 * Blackboard (Chris and Camille)
 * wikipedia (jenn s and jenny s)
 * @Digital Citizenship (Amanda Jenn A)
 * [|Prezi Brainstorming] (Alex)


 * For Thursday, February 18 **
 * Blog Post** - Develop a blog post to share your thoughts on the technology tool you worked on this past week. Also read the posts of your classmates and comment/have conversations online. If you taught the tool to someone else, you might want to reflect on that process, or you might want to use our big questions.

The // **BIG QUESTIONS** // to answer:
 * 1) What are the "affordances" and "constraints" of the technology? In other words, what does the technology allow us to do or prevent us from doing? The answers to this question might be "messy." This fundamental understanding is important to answer the next questions...
 * 2) What new skills do we need to teach students?
 * 3) What will I need to do differently in terms of how I teach in the classroom? How will teaching and learning look different?
 * 4) How does the technology help me to foster creativity, innovation and some of the other 21st century skills?
 * 5) What are some ways I can use this technology in my classroom?


 * Sharing (Optional):** Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the February 18 page.


 * Reading:** Read Chapters 7 & 8 in //Rethinking Education..//. Post a quote for each chapter that you find intriguing and an accompanying reflection to the Discussion Forum


 * Final Project:** I would like to start having individual consultations about your final project due in a few weeks. Prior to **Tuesday, February 23**, please email me a description of your final project including format and components along with your scoring rubric created in Rubistar.

** Next Meeting: Thursday, February 18, 7:00 - 9:00 PM New Topic: ** Guest speaker, sharing, work on new technology tool/final project/rubric, book discussion, individual consultation on final project