Shawn, it was very refreshing to peer review another unit that took NLE and applied it to your real learners (high school/college), instead of adults! :) I also like how you took a language arts class and turned it into an NLE. Not an easy task! I think that your goals/objectives were clear and easy to understand. I think that it would have been helpful to view your School Fusion site since a lot of your unit is focused there. Where did you learn of School Fusion? Would you use School Fusion over a wiki site for your students and why? Sorry so many questions! Also, your NLE strategies were very clear and easy to identify. One last recommendation would be to add come critical evaluation instruments for students to view to ensure objectives are being met. Your unit shows a great understanding of ETC 647. Thanks for sharing!

Milissa, what a great unit! I really think that this is a unit that could easily be used with teachers wanting to learn and utilize NLE technology with their teaching. Your NLE strategies and technologies complimented your topic perfectly. Besides your final project that I had a few questions about, I believe your unit was able to meet your objectives and goals nicely. The way you had your learners connecting their Web 2.0 technologies throughout the unit really proved that your unit was designed to demonstrate true NLE. Thank your for sharing! :) P.S. Do you plan on using this unit for your Capstone? If so, who is your intended audience? Just curious:)

Marta, I really enjoyed reviewing your unit! This unit would be a great way to introduce teachers to NLE. It is very easy to follow and includes important and necessary goals. Also, they way your unit was set-up and organized was superb! I had no problems navigating and understanding the directions. NLE instructional strategies were also nicely embedded throughout your unit. Way to demonstrate your learning of ETC 647! :) P.S. Do you prefer Google sites for building units such as these compared to other wiki sites?

Marta, I really enjoyed reviewing your unit! This unit would be a great way to introduce teachers to NLE. It is very easy to follow and includes important and necessary goals. Also, they way your unit was set-up and organized was superb! I had no problems navigating and understanding the directions. NLE instructional strategies were also nicely embedded throughout your unit. Way to demonstrate your learning of ETC 647! :) P.S. Do you prefer Google sites for building units such as these compared to other wiki sites?

Suzy, I LOVE this idea. I have actually thought about having my kids create avatars as well. I think it would be neat to link it to a writing assignment where they have to describe their avatar. You could also have them post on VoiceThread and have other students make comments, etc.! Fun stuff! :)

I love this idea, Lisa! ePals has a great format to follow for book projects between pen pal classes. Might be something to check out! Discussing literature in this way is very active and authentic!