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This weeks lesson on CMS or LMS includes the Wiki...which I just love. I am certain as I use this tool, there will be probs. Right now, I really like it. Coupled with Elluminate as a synchronous meeting area, it can by pass the older LMS systems. For example, a instructor at Shoreline is working on updating Elluminate to fit their needs for teaching completely from this system. Unfortunately, I may never see the end result.

Testing to see if I can get this to work for Susan.

If you have a chance, please fill out my survey so I can see how it works on Google. ******************************************************************* Yike! I just realized that I should complete a self-check survey. Here is my SELF-CHECK SURVEY form and my SELF-CHECK SURVEY RESULTS

The survey works for me, but I think you have the results set so people have to be approved to see them.

I revised the first form. I hope I have opened it to everyone! Let me know please if it works.

This was in today's LA Times, indicating how a person's disability benefits were promptly stopped after the insurer saw posts on Facebook. The unintended consquences of information further our discussions regarding privacy.

Or possibly this page: http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adults/cyber-bullying.aspx

The concept of personal privacy and what to post or not post is such a difficult one for parents and students now. We archive for two years now to comply with the laws and to be able to meet possible public records requests. It is hard for adults to keep in mind sometimes that even an e-mail can be forwarded on to anyone in the world. A different planet from even 10 years ago.

Thanks again for the comments, Jen and Mary Ann. Never satisfied with my mistakes, I keep going back and trying to clear them up.

Ahhh...my favorite place...second life and virtual worlds! I was watching a video and found a speaker named Terry B, a prof at Montana State U. His strikingly beautiful virtual hair lead to instant "virtual love."

Do you spend much time in SL? I have 2 avatars but haven't been in ages.

No Jen...I just got crazy after that lesson in Wiggins on Backward Design. Then when I read your postings in Diigo, I researched it a bit more. Never seen an Avatara or a virtual world (as posted in this citing) or until last night when I read this post and the one I posted on Avatara. I play Farmville on Facebook now and then and Cafe World. Other than that, I escape into the recesses of my own mind and create my own reality in cyperspace. I cannot take serious too long. Sometimes reality hits me like a ton of bricks and I retreat to the only place I feel safe...creation and humor. Intellectuals get too stuffy for me. I like action!

I think I may have shared this before, but it came up during virtual office hours last night, so I posted it here just in case.

Wow! Now there is an example of inspiration. Thank you for sharing that video!

Thank you for finding this video which I plan to share with our 2 daughters who are trying to navigate and find their footing in our educational system. I wonder if this project is getting any Federal $ from Arne Duncan. I doubt it which is what often happens with innovative projects -sustainable funding and operations always come up short. It certainly brings home the point that not only do we need to integrate technology into the learning environment, but the entire school/classroom structure, as a learning environment, must change - a major overhaul.

I haven't actually watched the video. During virtual office hours last night, I was demonstrating how I find things people share on Twitter. This was one of the links we followed, so I bookmarked it for us to look at later. I'll take a look when I get a chance. It's an office day for me today, so it might get hectic!

I needed to refer to this piece of Evan's Instructional Design advice. The Goals are relatively easy to conceptualize. The module objectives are a bit more difficult.

Another Professor from my Alma Mater, the Unversity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He is a professor of Political Science.Taken from his blog the follow excerpt: "He received his Ph.D. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 2003. He currently teaches introductory politics, international politics, and a U.S. Foreign Policy course at Steven's Point through the Collaborative Degree Program. His current research focuses on how the U.S. military has adapted strategies and tactics in stability and reconstruction operations. Contact Eric at: egiordan@uwc.edu" We both are Political Science majors with an interest in Law and Diplomacy and the U.S. Military.

I love reading reflections on implementing new strategies in teaching and learning. That's one of the best things about posting your reflections online. You never know when someone will find you and feel connected, or at least less alone!

I thought I'd start posting some job listings related to e-learning, so you can get an idea of the diversity of opportunities. Feel free to share anything you find!

Feedback and suggestions are always welcome. Please take the survey and provide your thoughts and experience with Module 4. Thanks.

Thanks for the kind words. Next week-end we have out-of-town guests, so that's one of the reasons for my early focus. Your directions were fine and helped the logistical process. I prefer this to a screencast, but that might be reflective of my technology knowledge and learning style. Two things, though, that took me a while to figure out were: 1. Sharing. It might be a default setting, but new documents I create have a privacy share indicated. You have to specifically change the setting (the share button is on the top of the screen) for people to be able to access it. 2. Editting. When you go back into Google docs, I got an excel spreadsheet. To actually update the form, you have to go to the form button and select "edit" in the pulldown screen.

I had fun responding to your survey, Ann! You did a great job--I liked the questions and the color format!

I just wanted to get this link up before we moved too far away from our Module 3 "presence" section. I'll be updating this very soon.

Whitney's got a nice site. That's just a wordpress theme. You could easily set up a site like that. I use wordpress on all my self-hosted sites. http://injenuity.com/ http://www.jentropy.com/ http://www.snohostories.com/ It's very easy to set up and maintain, and there are a ton of free themes.

I agree with Jennifer that Whitney does have an impressive site and I appreciate her input (link) about how to create one. I need to get on that myself in my "spare time" as my online presence or portfolio is pretty much limited to a very primitive blog. This is all new stuff for me, yet very exciting as I move forward with what I hope will become a new career.

I have posted the FBI can hear when cell phone is turned off; Is Your Cell Bugged?; and Big Brother is Watching as food for thought and because of earlier comments. The question is: In an Open Society how many freedoms are we willing to give up to be protected from Terrorist attacks? A thought worth pondering.

I had an interesting experience last quarter. I have a History of Animation class that is currently on Vista/Blackboard. What happened was that through an oversight, students weren't charged a use fee for the site, so I couldn't access it for the class. I had to transfer all of the content to a Google Sites location. I was amazed to find out that I could just copy and paste from Blackboard Vista pages directly into my Google site - preserving the links and formatting (!!). It was a life-saver for me.

That's great! That's one of the reasons I've created the files for our course in HTML. If it ever needs to be put someplace else, it will be an easy transition.

Again, I have lived with my phone being bugged. The bottom line is: being informed; not being involved in anything you don't want made public; and know your rights.

That's a scam :)

Thanks Jen.. Darn I fell for that one!!

Here's another useful open resource from Alan Levine, AKA @cogdog

Wow! This is one of the best tips&tricks lists that I've seen anywhere. Now, if I could just find some time to try them all out... Another interesting aspect of this Google document is that it's open for anyone to contribute - a good example of the wisdom of the crowds. Thanks for posting this, Jennifer - very useful.

It's for kids, but still good!