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Chih-Hsiung Tu

Haiku 2.0 ‎(Hamende5thGradeHaiku)‎ - 0 views

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • melmilks
      melmilks on 04 May 09
       
      I think one instructional strategy that is effective is the use of video tutorials for Picassa. After seeing Will's comments about having videos for actual tutorials, it made me realize how visual my students this year are. They are more likely to pay attention to a video than me telling them how to do something. Another would be the use of a photo as inspiration. I think it is important that they take this picture and have owernship in it. So often they have creative blocking when they are told to create from someone else's idea. This will hopefully motivate the creative spirit. And third is group collaboration. I think my students really flourish when they are given the chance to step back and evaulate others. The evaluation and brainstorming is also going to be written so it is something they can visit multiple times to get clarification.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • melmilks
      melmilks on 04 May 09
       
      I am using google sites, which is a wiki. Students will also be using Picassa which in an online gallery/photo editing software. The wiki will act as the discussion board (as soon and I figure that out :) )
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
    • melmilks
      melmilks on 04 May 09
       
      I need to get a parent page up- I am at a loss right now what to include on it since technology is somethign most of my parents do not have access too, also I need to make it bilingual. I think overall my lesson has the potential to be very successful. My students love anythign to do with the digital cameras and this group really got into poetry this year. Any reason to break out technology in my classroom usually equals success for this group of kids. I can forsee their being some confusion on how to collaborate with the revising process and i think that instruction clips on how to create a haiku could be very beneficial. I think that I may even film my opwn students giving the instruction to help promote buy in amongst them.
  • William Jones on 30 Apr 09
     
    Aim/Purpose-Expert- You have a very clear first page which defines what you are going to do. Lesson Plan-EXPERT!! Why didn't I think of using the taskstream lesson plan builder? It is great Student Activity Page-Expert-the activity page shows a very good set of activities. Parent Page-Novice-There is a parents page, but it is empty. In your case you teach 5th graders so I do believe a parents page is necessary. Layout-expert. the page is very nicely laid out. there are no glaring colors, or distracting locations. Navigation-mastery- The upper left hand menu bar doesn't seem thought out. . There is only one choice to naviaget to Haiku 2.0. I cannot access any of the other pages except through Haiku 2.0 (unless I use the site map). You cannot navigate away from the Lesson Plan at all. and the directions at the bottom of the page go in order of haiku 2.0 lesson plan parents plan Q&A resources and then student activities page. They seem jumbled to me. Accessibility- N/A There are very few images, but the ones that she has do not have Alt tags, or any other accessability issues. Fonts-Expert- Fonts are consistent and do not distract. Background-Mastery- Background is simple and cheerful. Color Choices-Mastery- Very few colors, but does not distract. Spelling and Grammar-Expert- No errors I can see. Copyright-Expert- Very little content needed citing. Extensive use of links to actual web sites. Contact Information-Novice- No authorship on each page except that is provided by the google sites. My only other issue is that on this page there is NO other form of instruction besides text. There are no visual images of people making haiku (youtube has tons of videos on haiku). There are no images of the structure or format of a haiku. So it is a single channel method of instruction. With that said, i realllllly like this project. I think it would be fun to do with my kids. I wish the page itself was more interactive.
  • melmilks on 04 May 09
     
    Thanks Will! I know I need a parent page :( I struggled with what to put on that page since technology is something most of my parents do not have access to, plus I need it to be in PSanish as well. Before I use this in my classroom I plan on getting that up and running. I agree that videos about haikus would be very beneficial- thanks for the suggestion!
Chih-Hsiung Tu

ETC545 Final Project Home - ETC545 final project - 0 views

etc545nauproject.wetpaint.com

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • William Jones
      William Jones on 28 Apr 09
       
      I am using andragogy (which is different than pedagogy) to keep this very directed. Under the theory of andragogy (teaching adults), you want to 1. make it relevant. 2. make it direct. 3. make it hands on. My course is set up so that the instructors can work at their own pace, they have a basic explaination of what the technology/program is, how it is relevant to their teaching, and then they have to work through how to use it (with basic prompting). It is set up to be a problem centered real world issue (how to use these tools in their own classrooms) which motivates them to complete the assignments. This is not some "make believe problem" but a real world actual problem which directly involves them.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • William Jones
      William Jones on 28 Apr 09
       
      Hi Chih. Hi class. This online lesson uses the Wiki platform for the actual course content. It also includes basic image editing software such as paint. It also includes the use of youtube videos which help explain the content we are covering.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
    • William Jones
      William Jones on 28 Apr 09
       
      I have run this with my kids school here in the UAE with several of the teachers. They loved how it is laid out and how easy it is to use the wiki (once they understand it). The only real pitfall I can see with it is that by using wiki's, individuals with sight impairment/vision problems may not have universal accessability. The other issue is that RAKESS (the school) currently blocks Youtube videos (it is possible for them to unblock certain rooms, but it is a pain), and that teachertube is NOT able to be embedded into wetpaint wiki's.
  • William Jones on 21 Apr 09
     
    This is the location of my final project for ETC 545. - ETC545 Final Project Home
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  • Phil Howardell on 25 Apr 09
     
    Will Very well laid out lesson wiki. Loved you links and the extensive resources. Wikis make simple but effective internet teaching sites. I will post your review after I figure out how to. Any ideas? Phil Howardell
  • Pamela Idell on 26 Apr 09
     
    You website, was enjoyable as you are teaching your students the use of some web 2.0 tools, delicious bookmarking and wetpaint. I loved how you incorporated videos to help expalin how to use the web 2.0 toll websites, clever idea. I know sometimes I can read how to do something and be able to get, but a video is always helpful. Then what better way to but a students knowledge to test, then have them use the tools and create things. Great Lesson!
  • Phil Howardell on 28 Apr 09
     
    Aim/Purpose-Expert- Very clear first page, I know what I'm going to learn. Lesson Plan-Mastery- Student Activity Page-Expert-The assignments page clearly tells the students what they will be doing. Parent Page-Novice-No parent page Layout-Mastery- Layout is basic, clear with no frills. The few graphics fit and tend to be links. Navigation-Expert- Graphics are links that lead to other pages and are cited. Accessibility-Novice-Does Wetpaint wiki support alt tags? NOne on my site. Fonts-Expert- Fonts are consistent and do not distract. Background-Mastery- Background is simple and does not detract. Color Choices-Mastery- Very few colors, but does not distract. Spelling and Grammar-Expert- No errors I can see. Copyright-Expert- Very little content needed citing. Extensive use of links to actual web sites. Contact Information-Novice- No authorship on each page except that is provided by the wiki.
  • William Jones on 28 Apr 09
     
    Hi Phil. I noticed on the student evaluation rubric there were not places for N/A. for example in the parents page, I don't teach children, so I don't have a parents page. I think a N/A option there would be good. as for accessiblity... I don' t know that it is novice... I don't think wiki's support alt tags. would that be a better as an N/A also? i did think of creating a whole CSS page for people with screen readers, and having everyone go there first and get the choice of wiki or universal accessability, but it seemed like a lot of work to go through, and then the universal accessability would not be interactive as the wiki's. should I do that? what do you think?
  • Chih-Hsiung Tu on 29 Apr 09
     
    Wiki made a good note on: "as for accessiblity... I don' t know that it is novice... I don't think wiki's support alt tags. would that be a better as an N/A also?" Anyone like to address it?
  • Phil Howardell on 29 Apr 09
     
    Will I couldn't agree with you more. The point of this activity was to produce a web-based learning activity which you did very effectively. I think the rubric hamstrings reviewers in to looking for things that may not be as important as the content and organization. So in an effort to try to go along with the rubric, some items get marked low. If I had free reign to assess you work, I'd say it was an excellent plan that hit what students need, it was clear, had great teaching resources and I may come back and do the lesson myself. My only comment would be to add in the introduction what your teaching level is so reviewers have some perspective as to who the "customer" is.
  • William Jones on 01 May 09
     
    Self Evaluation * Aim/Purpose - Expert- The entry page states a quick overview and goals of the assignment. * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan - Mastery- I realize I should have used the Taskstream Lesson plan builder to make it much more indepth. * Student Activity Page - Expert- This contains multi channel forms of information, videos, links and assignments. * Parent Page - N/A. I don't teach children, but rather adults. As such I don't have a parents page. I do think I should have included a "stakeholders" page for the student, teachers and administrators, but I would have it tied with the lesson plan. * Layout - Expert- I am using wetpaint wiki, and it makes the layout extremely simple and straight forward. * Navigation - Expert- Each page has its own link on the menu page, and all are accessable from any page in the site. * Graphics - Expert- There are only 2 pictures which are for Delicious and wetpaint, but it also includes several sets of videos which help explain the material.. * Accessibility - N/A. This is a wetpaint wiki and as such it does not support accessbility. The issue I have is that part of this unit is about how to use wiki's and delicious... if you make universial accessible css pages, they are NOT interactive like a wiki. * Fonts- Expert- Fonts are consistent and simple. * Background- Expert- Consistent and simple. * Color Choices- Expert- Colors are consistent and simple on all pages. * Spelling and Grammar- Expert- There are no errors. * Copyright- Mastery- All borrowed material is cited, but I don't know if citations are done correctly. I should have a resources page with the citations for the videos. * Contact Information- mastery- Contact information is provided by Wiki on each page but my contact information as the author are not listed, and my creative commons license is not listed.
melmilks

Haiku 2.0 - 9 views

I am still figuring out Google Sites right now- it was a last minute decision to switch my project over to it so I still have a few kinks that I need to work out before I start using it in my class...

started by melmilks on 21 Apr 09 4 follow-ups, last by melmilks on 04 May 09
Chih-Hsiung Tu

ACT 2.4.2 Team Norms - 0 views

dana.ucc.nau.edu/...Home%20page.htm

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • Phil Howardell
      Phil Howardell on 25 Apr 09
       
      I believe the most effective instructional strategy for this activity was the constructivist approach I used to the activity. I lead a very brief discussion on how teams are formed and what norms are. Students had to research the concepts of teams and norms to be able to write their own norms that fit their team and personality. It was effective because, in general, the outcome, the Team Norms document my students posted on their web page, was of high quality, would be effective at helping to manage the team, and my students seemed to be engaged and took the activity seriously
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • Phil Howardell
      Phil Howardell on 25 Apr 09
       
      To complete this activity, students had to use the Internet to research team norms, answer questions and email them to me. They then used the website that was set up as a wiki to post their draft of the team norms, and their teammates at other schools would jointly edit the document until all reached agreement. The Website/wiki is part of Google Docs which allows for collaborative editing of documents.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Don't forget to check the wiki history to see how the contetns were edited. It should give some ideas that they did collaboration or cooperations.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
    • Phil Howardell
      Phil Howardell on 25 Apr 09
       
      This plan has been implemented and completed 1 week ago. I found that my students took the assignment very seriously; they completed their research and answered the questions thoughtfully. They were enthusiastic about the online communications part and posted their draft quickly. The problem was the students at the other school were not as disciplined as mine and their collaboration was not very effective not conducive to the assignment. That will always be a problem as I cannot control students on the teams in other schools.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Do you students from the other sites were not used to collaboration or something else?
    • Phil Howardell
      Phil Howardell on 28 Apr 09
       
      Chih-If I understand your question correctly, the team members from the other school were able to access the site as they are in the same district. So all collaboration for this project is done on the Google site I set up.
  • john conway on 27 Apr 09
     
    This is another well done page, leaving me in realization how feeble my skills are with technology of this nature. What an excellent concept to introduce the global team concept, something they may very well be doing in the future. All the links work, they secondary sites are excellent sources. Educate me if you will on which program was used to generate your project.
  • Phil Howardell on 28 Apr 09
     
    Thanks for the great review. I used Dreamweaver.
  • john conway on 28 Apr 09
     
    Mr Howardell (as your students say), Upon further review, the site very excellant, below is the rubric. 2. Rubric: a. Aim/Purpose: Information very well constructed and very clearly stated (expert). b. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: Very well constructed (expert). c. Student Activity Page: Easy to follow & understand, Excellently done (expert). d. Parent Page: Easy to find, clearly stated, very well done (expert). e. Layout: Very pleasing to the eye, easy to find information, & links (expert). f. Navigation: links transfer well though out, everything works well (expert). g. Graphics: Visually entertaining, Nice use of student imagery (expert). h. Accessibility: Clear, easy to follow, repeating links through out (expert). i. Fonts: Consistent and appropriate changes through out (expert). j. Background: Very pleasing simple, I like the teal blue, & purple lettering (expert). k. Color Choices: Well chosen colors, very settling effect toward study (expert). l. Spelling and Grammar: Typo on STudnets front page, No errors noted (expert). m. Copyright: Proper details clearly provided (expert). n. Contact Information: Has link to proper E-mail for two resources (expert).
Ramsey Adams

Writing With Wikis: The Writing Process - 0 views

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web based writing process Wetpaint Wiki

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  • Ramsey Adams on 19 Apr 09
     
    Web-based lesson which utilizes the Web 2.0 tools Wetpaint Wiki and Delicious as learners research out a chosen topic to then write an argumentation based on the 5 paragraph essay model. Learners will compile, modify, peer-edit, revise and publish their essays using Wetpaint.
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  • virginia60 Steinmetz on 03 May 09
     
    Ramsey, Great job! The lesson was really great and I enjoyed how you took the time to teach the students how to use the Web 2.0 tools. This is such an important lesson for students today. Aim/Purpose -- The introduction lays out the objectives of the lesson very well - Expert Lesson Plan -- Link to the lesson plan is included and it works - Mastery Student Activity Page -- The student activity pages describe specific learning activities in age appropriate language as well as including flash videos. Copies of grading rubrics are available. - Expert. Parent Page -- Parent page includes creative ideas for engaging students at home as well as the FERPA laws and the rubrics to help the parent encourage their children at home. - Expert Layout -- The web page is very nicely laid out and the white space is used very well. The graphic element at the top enhances the page, and the use of the note page is placed well and very helpful for a quick idea of what the student will learn in the lesson. - Expert Navigation -- All links are clearly marked and go where you expect to go. Some of the links did not work. - Mastery Graphics -- The graphic included relates to instruction, --Expert Accessibility -- Images do not have ALT tags. Lessons are described appropriately. She includes a link to be in either a flash version of the lesson or in a text version of the lesson. - Mastery Fonts -- The use of fonts is consistent and easy to read. The point size varies from heading to text and bold and underline is used appropriately. Color is used to distinguish headings in an appropriate way. - Expert Background -- The background is exceptionally attractive and consistent across the pages. It adds to the theme and purpose of the lesson. - Expert. Color Choices -- Colors of background, fonts, unvisited and visited links were all pleasing. They did not detract from the content and were consistent across the website. - Expert. Spelling & Grammar -- There are 1-3 errors in g
  • virginia60 Steinmetz on 03 May 09
     
    Spelling & Grammar -- There are 1-3 errors in grammar in the final draft of the lesson. - Mastery Copyright -- Fair use guidelines are followed with clear, easy-to-locate and accurate citations for ALL borrowed material. - Expert. I am not sure what happened with the last post here is the rest of it. Virginia
  • Misty Tuttle on 04 May 09
     
    Peer Evaluation for Ramsey Adams by Misty Tuttle Wow! I'm blown away by your website. You put a lot of time and thought into your lessons and web design. Way to go! Aim/Purpose - (expert) Home page clearly outlines the objectives of the website. Lesson Plan - (expert) The lesson plan links loads and displays lesson properly with video lessons. Very cool! Student Activity Page - (expert) Students visit lesson links and watch video lessons. In addition, there is a student resources link. There are a lot of student links. Great student page! Parent Page - (expert) Includes a print version of the lesson plan as well as lesson objectives. Very informative for the parent. Tons of information! Layout - (expert) organized and easy to use. Navigation - (expert) Easy to navigate. Graphics - (expert) Pictures highly support content. Accessibility - (expert) Images reinforce contents of the pages. Fonts - (expert) good use fonts. They are readable and appropriate. Background - (expert) Backgrounds are consistent throughout the site. Color Choices - (expert) I liked the color choices. They add to the content and message. Spelling and Grammar - (expert) I didn't notice any mistakes. Copyright - (expert) Listed at the bottom of the page. Contact Information - (expert) All webpages contain authorship information and copyright information.
  • Stephanie Witsil on 04 May 09
     
    ETC545: Internet for Educators Development of Web-Based Resources for Lesson Plan Self Assessment Rubric Name of Author: Ramsey Adams Title of Lesson: The Writing Process Date: May 3, 2009 Aim/Purpose: Expert- Great introduction. It explains the content very nicely! Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/Instructional Plan: Expert - Link to lesson plan works well and has various elements Student Activity Page: Expert - Copies of rubrics follow with student activities Parent Page: Expert - Great parent page with information on laws and what students are supposed to be doing. Web Design Layout: Expert- well maintained layout Navigation: Expert- It is easy to navigate and your information is tabbed wonderfully! Graphics: Mastery- Graphics go along with the pages and the information given, although there are very little graphics throughout. Accessibility: Mastery- Images do not have alt tags, although there is an immense amount of information on the page Fonts: Expert- Fonts are all the same and easy to read. Backgrounds: Expert- background is consistent and works well with they layout of the page. Color Choices: Expert- great choices in colors, they are consistent and work well together. Spelling and Grammar: Mastery- there are a few spelling errors. Copyright: Expert- great job in this area. Contact Information: Expert- name is displayed on every page.
  • Ramsey Adams on 04 May 09
     
    I double checked - using view source to verify the presence of ALT tags - they are there. ALT tags are designed to show when the image does not - my images load up just fine so you won't see the ALT tag unless you view the HTML source.
Chih-Hsiung Tu

Lesson : The Writing Process : Introduction - 0 views

edtechation.com/...wikiwriting

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 25 Apr 09
       
      I feel that my use of auditory, visual, and interactive forms to present the lesson materials coincides with not only enhancing the EFL learners experience with the lesson by providing greater exposure to the target language but also fulfilling universal design principles. Combining the ways the lesson is presented makes the lesson accessible to those with particular special needs or learning styles. The lesson is very much structured in the constructivist frameworks of inquiry based and project based learning as learners produce a final product through the process of investigation, discussion, collaboration, and reflection. The lesson provides instruction on how to begin the process and provides adequate scaffolding in the form of videos, supporting links, and discussion forums with both instructors and peers. However the route the learner takes is up to them. An important element of the lesson is that learners choose their own topic. I initially had structured the lesson around animal rights with three possible questions for investigation. However, upon reading related literature which revealed that activities were more successful and learners got more out of them when they pursue their investigation on a topic of personal interest (Clark, 2006). Putting the learner in control increases their motivation and participation as they have taken ownership of the project. Clark A. (2006). Changing classroom practice to include the Project approach. Early Childhood Research & Practice, 8(2). Retrieved on February 20, 2008, from http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/v8n2/clark.html.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Great thoughts on "). Putting the learner in control increases their motivation and participation as they have taken ownership of the project." Learning management is the key.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 24 Apr 09
       
      I have included wikis, discussion forums, and the social bookmarking tool Delicious. The wiki was chosen for its capacity for editing. Given that a large part of the lesson is about peer editing using a wiki was a logical choice. Wetpaint wiki was specifically chosen given the integration of the discussion forum which is used throughout the lesson. Discussion forums were used to get learners thinking about the concepts of the lesson and to build rapport between learners prior to the editing process. Another element of the lesson requires learners to research out information on the Internet and reference those sources. Delicious was chosen because it allows learners to easily keep all the sites they have found in one place and to share resources. Though it was suggested to use Diingo for learners to leave feedback during the peer edit portion of the lesson, I opted not to introduce another technology tool such as Diingo fearing that the lesson would be more about the learning of new technology tools and less about the actual goal of the lesson: writing.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 24 Apr 09
       
      To add to the explanation of why Wetpaint was chosen the ability to add templates to new pages permitted me to integrate the peer edit form directly into a wiki page. This alliviates the need for learners to download and print the form, if for example they do not have access to a printer. Additionally it allows learners to simply switch between pages to view the comments left to them by their peers.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 25 Apr 09
       
      Ramsey, Thanks for reponses! I think you made good chocie on tools. Have you used other wiki tools? Personally, Wetpaint is an effecitve one because it has RSS, tagging, and connected to iGoogle features etc.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 25 Apr 09
       
      I have used pbwiki which I think is a great wiki for those who may be indimidated by the multiple tools available on Wetpaint. pbwiki is extremely straightforward to use. However, for this lesson I need those 'extras'. I even thought about uploading my flash presentation to youtube then embedding them directly into Wetpaint. However, I opted to leave them within the lesson webpages. I didn't want to overcrowd the class wiki with the lesson and keep it solely for the learners work. This is in part due to the limited number of pages Wetpaint permits per site (50 I think). Another reason may be the limited customization permitted with Wetpaint. For example with many blog templates you can customize the CSS page. So far I haven't figured out how to with Wetpaint.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 25 Apr 09
       
      I forgot to mention - with Wetpaint I was able to register the site as an educational site to have the ads taken off the pages. I petitioned and within a day I received a confirmation telling me the adds are gone. This is a great way to keep the site appropriate for use in K-12 and with all learners as their mind stays focused on the materials presented in the text and not be distracted with the ads.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Ramsey, Great informaiotn! :-)
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 25 Apr 09
       
      I think it is effective, its success cannot be known until it is put into action. However, I feel that I have created an interactive lesson that guides learners through the process of writing an effective essay. The lesson provides many supports including useful vocabulary, links to grammar exercises, video demonstration of all the technology tools, and discussions to share their experiences and discoveries throughout the process. The lesson engages learners not only in discussions but also in the process of peer editing. From an instructor's viewpoint the lesson plan is very detailed with a step by step process of how to implement the lesson. The lesson flows in a natural progression starting learners off by introducing them to the technology tools and providing an explanation of why they need to learn them, stepping them through the writing process and components of a 5 paragraph essay, and then providing support in how to proofread, edit, and finally publish their work. Potential pitfalls may include the lack of access to headsets or speakers for learners to benefit from the audio portion of the lesson. Students may also find working with new technologies intimidating. However, I believe that I have made a good attempted to break the lesson into smaller 'bit sized' pieces so that learners can fully comprehend one step before moving on to the next. The inclusion of identical text-based lessons, I felt, were also important for those learners who either do not have flash installed and for some reason don't want to install it or for those who prefer a traditional text format. Overall, I think I have constructed a theoretically sound lesson that supports learners while permitting them the freedom to discover in their own way.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 26 Apr 09
       
      Other pitfalls: despite my great effort to provide audio and visual documents for learners with specials needs - depending on those needs their contribution to the peer-editing task may be limited. On this same note, having learners edit each others paper directly in the wiki 1) helps them to visual see within the direct context of the paper errors and corrections but 2) coming from a peer may not necessarily be accurate - this is where instructor guidance is key. Furthermore, learners will need to "clean up" their text before final publication. This could however, help to reinforce areas they need improvement. That is to say the act of going over each correction may provide a needed step in remembering.
    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 03 May 09
       
      Chih, Is there a reason why when I hover over the graphics in the site they don't reveal the ALT tag I have included? If you view source - the alt tags are there - but no coming through?? Any ideas?
Kim Piranio

Virginia's Lesson Personal Financial Plans - 16 views

Kim Piranio's review of Virgina Steinmetz web page on personal finance. I think that your lesson is a great way for students to learn about personal finance. * Aim/Purpose - Expert: The purpose i...

Wiki GoogleDocs Delicious Collaboration DigitalStory

started by virginia60 Steinmetz on 19 Apr 09 3 follow-ups, last by Kim Piranio on 30 Apr 09
Phil Howardell

Assignment - 0 views

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Here is the example how we use rubrics in Diigo. * Aim/Purpose XXX * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan XXX * Student Activity Page * Parent Page * Web Design * Layout * Navigation * Graphics * Accessibility * Fonts * Background * Color Choices * Spelling and Grammar * Copyright * Contact Information
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      We can either use Stick Note or comment to entire page. Either format is acceptable.
    • Phil Howardell
      Phil Howardell on 27 Apr 09
       
      Overall nice lesson plan web site. It is basic,clear and easy to follow, especially for 2nd graders. Great parent resources, clear instructions and excellent navigation. Aim-Mastery-Entry page is a general page for the class and not as clear about the lesson. Lesson Plan-Mastery-I found it! Student Activity page-Mastery-If the student goes to the web page requested, http://illuminations.nctm.org/activities.aspx?grade=2 how are they going to read the rest of the instructions? Parewnt Page-Expert-Nice parent page with links to what is going on and an explanation of the lesson. Parents need that, especially with math lessons. Good work here!! Layout-Mastery- Layout is basic, clear with no frills. Very few graphics Navigation-Expert-Navigation is clear and easy and all the links work. I love wikis for this reason. Graphics-Mastery- Very few graphics, no citations needed Accessibility-Novice-No alt tags that I can see. Fonts-Expert-Fonts are consistent and do not distract. Background-Mastery-Background is simple and does not detract. Color Choices-Mastery-Very few colors, but does not distract. Speeling and Grammar-Expert-No errors I can see. Copyright-Expert-Very little content needed citing. Contact Info-Novice-No authorship on each page except that is provided by the wiki.
  • Ashley Doggett on 04 May 09
     
    * Aim/Purpose- Expert- Purpose is clearly stated. * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan- Expert- Lesson plan is accessible. * Student Activity Page -Expert- * Parent Page - Expert-Explains what students are doing. * Web Design- Expert- consistent and easily maneuverable * Layout - Expert- Consistent * Navigation - Expert- Pages are easy to find and to get to. * Graphics - Expert- I like that you used actual pictures of your students. * Accessibility - Expert * Fonts - Expert- Same throughout * Background - Expert- Same throughout * Color Choices - Expert- Easy on the eyes * Spelling and Grammar - Expert- No misktakes as far as I could see. * Copyright - Expert * Contact Information- Expert- Email and phone number availiable.
Chih-Hsiung Tu

Mrs. Robbins' Sandbox Home - Mrs. Robbins' Sandbox - 0 views

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
  • Tracy Robbins on 20 Apr 09
     
    This website is a toolbox of interative sites and lessons where students can learn concepts while engaging in interative learning. - Mrs. Robbins' Sandbox Home
  • Tracy Robbins on 29 Apr 09
     
    Tracy Robbins - self assessment Aim/Purpose - (expert) Stated clearly on the home page and is written in a clever, amusing way using a play on words. Lesson Plan - (mastery) Lesson plan is included and the link loads properly. Student Activity Page - (expert) Welcomes students and instructs them where to look for resources. Provides a multitude of resources for the students to peruse to learn the concepts. Parent Page - (expert) Parents are welcomed to the page and instructed where to go to find resources. Layout - (expert) The layout is professional and usable. Proper use of white space. Navigation - (expert) Site is easy to navigate around. Progression of webpages in the left side allows for students/parents to read through the pages before moving on. Graphics - (expert) Graphics are directly correlated to the content on the page. Accessibility - (mastery) Alt tags are used correctly, but audio clips are not included. Fonts - (expert) Good use of fonts size to demonstrate headings. Larger font used for make it easier to read. Background - (expert) Good choice of color to make the page more interesting and not just a white background. All pages are consistent. Color Choices - (expert) Color allows for a pleasing palette. Spelling and Grammar - (expert) no errors noticed. Copyright - (expert) No materials were used from websites that required permission. All photos were gathered from web clipart. Contact Information - (expert) All pages contain a statement of the author and last edit date.
  • Michaela Minore on 04 May 09
     
    Hi Tracy, Content: *no info downloaded for this content area on the rubric* mjm Aim/Purpose: I loved this introduction because it was creative and enticing! I think that it lacks the purpose of the task...but I want to overlook that because of the great graphics and cleverness (Expert) Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: (Mastery) there is a link to the lesson plan that displays properly. I think that if would be easier to have a link for this under the Home page, (here is another but) I like how you are forced to enter through the Parent page and then the Student page. One way to get around this is too insert internal links into the Welcome Parents page. Student Activity Page: (Expert) This page is inviting and visually appealing which draws the student into the activity. Parent Page: (Mastery) I think that this is a great support page for parents except that it does not mention creative ways for the parents to be involved; it is very sterile. Your Home page was so imaginative that I am sure you can offer a creative suggestion to the parents. Web Design: *no info downloaded for this content area on the rubric* mjm Layout: (Expert) Finally, I can tell you how professionally well organized your site is, and that it is very consistent and user friendly. The overall concept for the site is anything but sterile :) Navigation: I do not get lost in your site, it is simple and easy to use (Expert) Graphics: (Expert) The graphics were very consistent and I was impressed with the simplistic design of each page, I think that your great use of graphics was the key. Accessibility: You used the ALT tags very effectively by thoroughly describing each graphic, great job. (Expert) Fonts: Another great job through simplistic design (Expert) Background: Same comment as above (Expert) Oh, please apply to have the advertisements removed from your website, it is free for educators and takes 1 minute of your time. They will send you a notifi
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Exploring Improper Fractions Home - Exploring Improper Fractions - 0 views

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
  • Phil Howardell on 25 Apr 09
     
    Rachell I have completed a review of your lesson plan wiki. I love the idea of having a class site that assignments are posted, I use a Google Doc website, but only attach my assignments. The lesson looks clear, I'm just worried that as you ask the student to open a link, they now cannot read the directions. My high school kids get lost when I do that. Wikis make putting lessons online easy and clear and your links and formatting were basic but very effective. I struggled on mine using Dreamweaver. Over all, nice job. I will post your rubric, as soon as I figure it out.
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  • Pamela Idell on 26 Apr 09
     
    Your webpage was very clean and simplistic. Visuals are always nice to have especially when teaching math concepts. Great idea on proposing activity and questions on the webpage.
  • Phil Howardell on 28 Apr 09
     
    Overall nice lesson plan web site. It is basic,clear and easy to follow, especially for 2nd graders. Great parent resources, clear instructions and excellent navigation. Aim-Mastery-Entry page is a general page for the class and not as clear about the lesson. Lesson Plan-Mastery-I found it! Student Activity page-Mastery-If the student goes to the web page requested, http://illuminations.nctm.org/activities.aspx?grade=2 how are they going to read the rest of the instructions? Parewnt Page-Expert-Nice parent page with links to what is going on and an explanation of the lesson. Parents need that, especially with math lessons. Good work here!! Layout-Mastery- Layout is basic, clear with no frills. Very few graphics Navigation-Expert-Navigation is clear and easy and all the links work. I love wikis for this reason. Graphics-Mastery- Very few graphics, no citations needed Accessibility-Novice-No alt tags that I can see. Fonts-Expert-Fonts are consistent and do not distract. Background-Mastery-Background is simple and does not detract. Color Choices-Mastery-Very few colors, but does not distract. Spelling and Grammar-Expert-No errors I can see. Copyright-Expert-Very little content needed citing. Contact Info-Novice-No authorship on each page except that is provided by the wiki.
  • William Jones on 28 Apr 09
     
    Aim- mastery. A straight forward opening. Lesson Plan-Mastery I was able to find it. Student Activity page- expert. The student page was very good. My only issue is that it requires students to go to a different webpage and then follow directions still on the wiki page. Maybe it should say "open this webpage in a new tab and then follow these directions." Parent Page- mastery. there is a parents page. But why is it under the student pages? shouldn't it be its own page? Also there is no section for parent feedback. (this is a wiki and it does allow for multiple people editing it. could there be a section at the bottom for questions from parents? just a thought) Layout- mastery. A wiki keeps it simple. You can petition the wetpaint wiki folks to remove the ads. I posted how to do it in blackboard on our unit 7 stuff. Navigation- mastery. I would like to give it expert, but it is not laid out as easy to navigate. The teachers page is found under the parents page, and it isn not listed on the menu on the left hand side of the screen. So the pages are there, but they are inside of each other, and not accessible from the menu on the left. Graphics mastery. very few graphics, and the ones that are used are repeated from one page to the next. Now they are not really needed. No video's embedded to help further instruction. Accessibility-. N/A. Wiki's are not univerally accessible. I do not believe in punishing a person for something that is NOT part of the program. Fonts- expert. the fonts are well done and the sizes are good. no issues Background- expert. The background is a single simple color that doesn't distract. Again you can petition wetpaint to remove the ads for an educator. Color Choices- expert. simple and straightforward. Spelling and Grammar- expert. There are no spelling errors and no major grammar mistakes. Copyright-. expert. No content needed citing. All links go to external webpages. Contact Info- there is
  • Chih-Hsiung Tu on 28 Apr 09
     
    Will, Is there any instructional strategies that is effective? Could you share with us?
  • Chih-Hsiung Tu on 28 Apr 09
     
    Phil, You stated: "Very few graphics Navigation-Expert-Navigation is clear and easy and all the links work. I love wikis for this reason. " I wonder any weakness for wiki navigation menu.
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Home - 0 views

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
  • Ashley Doggett on 19 Apr 09
     
    Fun filled website to learn all about chocolate. By the end of the unit the students will have created a chocolate cookbook that will be uploard to the internet for all to see. This site is geared toward third graders.
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  • john conway on 25 Apr 09
     
    Well I certainly feel humbled here. The only problem I encountered was an inability to open the Milton S. Hershey link, it is probably my computer or my poor net-service. This is quite informative, and very well done. I certainly can take some lessons from your design skills. What program did you use for this, I found myself challenged by the wiki itself for my web page creation. Excellent work!
  • john conway on 28 Apr 09
     
    2. Rubric: a. Aim/Purpose: Information very well constructed and stated (expert). b. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: Well constructed (expert). c. Student Activity Page: Lots going on here, very informative (expert). d. Parent Page: Links lead to appropriate sites (expert). e. Layout: Very pleasing to the eye, easy to find information (expert). f. Navigation: links transfer well though out, works well (expert). g. Graphics: Visually entertaining, well done (expert). h. Accessibility: Images do not appear, but others work (mastery). i. Fonts: Consistent, and appropriate through out (expert). j. Background: Very pleasing to the eye, but did not taste good (expert). k. Color Choices: Well chosen colors (expert). l. Spelling and Grammar: No errors noted (expert). m. Copyright: Proper details provided (expert). n. Contact Information: Lacks clear link to proper E-mail site (novice).
  • Michelle Blunk on 04 May 09
     
    Ashley, what a great topic for a perfect age group. Good integration of history and fun. Aim/Purpose: Expert - information well constructed and stated & clearly communicates the purpose. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: Expert - Well constructed uniform and easy to follow Student Activity Page: Lots going on here, very informative (expert). Parent Page: Links lead to appropriate sites Expert Layout: Very pleasing to the eye, easy to find information Expert Navigation: having 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' underlined throughout site leads me to believe it is a link to somewhere. Other links transfer well throughout - good choices for supportive information. Mastery Graphics: Visually professional and appealing, well done. Expert Accessibility: Images do not appear, but others work (mastery). Fonts: Consistent, and appropriate through out. Expert Background: Very pleasing to the eye, use of white space with texture. Expert Color Choices: Colors well chosen - chocolatey Expert Spelling and Grammar: 'Factory' misspelled on second page. Mastery Copyright: No authorship - who is the teacher? Novice Contact Information: Lacks clear link to proper E-mail site. Novice
  • Ashley Doggett on 04 May 09
     
    * Aim/Purpose -Expert- Purpose is stated * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan - Expert * Student Activity Page- mastery * Parent Page - Expert- I like my links for parents * Layout - Expert- Easy to find everything * Navigation- Mastery- I can see how having Charlie and the Chocolate Factory underlined can lead some to beleive that it is a link. * Graphics - Mastery- Could of had more pictures. At times they did not work * Accessibility- Mastery * Fonts - Expert- consistent * Background - Expert- consistent * Color Choices - Expert * Spelling and Grammar - Mastery * Copyright - Mastery * Contact Information - Mastery- I could have used a link to my school email.
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WELCOME TO THE PHOENIX COLLEGE BEAR HOSPITAL - John NAU Student II - 0 views

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    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • john conway
      john conway on 27 Apr 09
       
      Indirect Study (ID) is very effective in the use of this project. The student can learn and review at their own pace and the instructor takes a back seat becoming a facilitator, supporter, and resource person. The student takes on the responsibility for their learning experience, and sets their own pace, and depth of study. This type of learning process is key when the learners are in their clinical settings. Independent Study (IS) is another effective strategy used in this application. Students are asked to review the content at home. Learners are purposefully provided opportunity to foster the development of individual student initiative, self-reliance, and self-improvement. In nursing clinical(s) such developments are required to become functional as a nurse. Direct Instruction also applies in the context of this project, as the selected websites, provide step by step instructions of where to listen and what is being heard by the learner. The repetitive methodology of this allows the learner to have modeled what they need to achieve. Most of the physical side of nursing is repetition until appropriate skill is achieved, be the techniques of starting an Intravenous site, or diagnosis of normal verus adventitious sounds.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • john conway
      john conway on 27 Apr 09
       
      I do not have a true discussion board assembled for this project. There is a Wiki based response area suggested for each page all connecting main pages, (not links), for comments and questions about the page. There is direction on the learning activities page for participants to dialogue on learning experiences and concepts. I added a Diigo book-marking page under the same name as the web site. As an overkill in the book-marking I also placed a link to delicious. At current retrospect I have probably set up to many locations to blog or chat.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 21 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
    • john conway
      john conway on 27 Apr 09
       
      To a point of showing students stethoscope placement, and giving a very basic auditory demonstration of what some anatomical sounds are, I think the lesson is okay. Certainly having so many places for students to write comments to would make tracking questions difficult. Futuristically I would use a better program to generate a web page, that better directs and limits wiki discussions, or blogs. With development of skill in using a web creation program I could greatly improve my project. I think a curriculum construction course would also be greatly helpful in understanding how to put it all together for proper presentation to all.
    • john conway
      john conway on 27 Apr 09
       
      Another thought that just came to me it that the required textbook pages need to be a PDF and available on line. In the context here, I do not have the ability to create PDF, so I did not pursue it. I also believe I would have needed to obtain some permission of it use, so that also detered me from a possibly greatly improving piece to my project.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      It is correct to have many places to have sutdetns to comment is difficult for instructors to track. Consider to have some management tools, such iGoogle to manage all tools we use. Using Web 2.0 tools and not use management tools could be difficult for learning and teaching.
    • john conway
      john conway on 02 May 09
       
      I had not thought of it, adding gadgets would make some features really "cool" as the saying goes. I liked some of the youtube features others have, i am not sure what exists for nursing that would be appropraite. I need to look into it!
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    • Ramsey Adams
      Ramsey Adams on 30 Apr 09
       
      John, Overall I like the lesson. The content is well out of my range of knowledge but I particularly like how the lesson is very focused on one main objective and engages learners in experimentation and discussion which directly links to their readings and in-class work. Well done. * Aim/Purpose - Expert : very clear and focused purpose to the lesson. * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan : Page contains appropriate content and technology standards. Somewhat brief explanation of lesson. Couldn't find a link to download a printable version. * Student Activity Page: Activities arranged in a logical order and included the required links (which worked) to the activity. Q and A discussion forum established to provide support to learners. * Parent Page : No parent page included and as the lesson is designed for adults it would have been inappropriate to include a parent page. * Web Design - Chose basic design within the Wetpaint Wiki templates. * Layout - layout is simple and non-distracting - keeps learners focused on the content. * Navigation - easy navigation with appropriate pages available on the left and a link on each page back to the main page. * Graphics - are appropriate and have alt tags, however, could not find references to the graphics. * Accessibility - no apparent issues with accessibility. * Fonts - are consistent throughout with larger font sizes and bold used to designate headers. * Background - the dark green background made some of the links disappear on the page. * Color Choices - some of the links appeared as light green which was a great choice for the dark green background but most of them appeared as the standard blue and were difficult to read. * Spelling and Grammar - no apparent spelling or grammar mistakes * Copyright - at the top of each page author provides information on the intent of the lesson for the Phoenix College Nursing. * Contact Informat
  • john conway on 21 Apr 09
     
    John C. ETC 545 Lesson 6 Teaching Wiki Page
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  • Michelle Blunk on 24 Apr 09
     
    I am not sure about this process ... so I will start here. Hi John, sure have a nice looking website! Michelle
  • Chih-Hsiung Tu on 25 Apr 09
     
    Michelle, Thanks for feedback! Could you be more specific on your evaluations. Thanks! :-)
  • john conway on 27 Apr 09
     
    Well it is a start for this digitally devided old dog. I have quite impressed by others I have seen, (one on Chocolate, and another on the Oregon Trail) and can only hope to develop like skills with similar programs. Thanks!
  • Michelle Blunk on 03 May 09
     
    John, this topic is a hard one for many (like myself) but I think you underestimate how well your site is put together. I was pulled in to want to know more and I could feel the personalization, without knowing you well. Fine Job! Expert * Aim/Purpose The who, what, where, and why are answered on the Home Page - Mastery * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan is very thorough. May want subtitles left aligned - Expert * Student Activity Page All links work - very understandable * Parent Page None; however a neat twist on this might be on taking care of/assisting needs of parents of the students. (elderly) - just a creative thought. Expert * Web Design - being a wiki, how did you design with your own color choice, no template... Expert * Layout -consistant throughout Expert * Navigation Consistant link back to Home at the bottom of all pages. Organized and flows. Expert * Graphics I love the humor. With such a technical subject, and one that is hard to be interested in if you're not, your choice of images/cartoons pulls me in to read more. (citations?) Novice * Accessibility ALT tag that describes the image and if it links anywhere - Expert * Fonts Clean and easy to read. Consistant throughout web site. Expert * Background Does not distract from design even though dark. Color-coordinated .Is your choice school colors? Mastery * Color Choices The 'norm' suggests that we don't do as you have; white on dark. I personally like it, but do notice that after awhile it glares at you. Expert * Spelling and Grammar All very professional. Novice * Copyright No copyright. Novice * Contact Information On Student Feedback only. No authorship on each page.
  • George Arredondo on 04 May 09
     
    John, I found your lesson interesting, but out of my field. I enjoyed going to some of the sites you incorporated into your lesson. Good Job! CONTENT: Aim/Purpose: EXPERT - Home page gives you an insight to what is going to occur along with a summary outline. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: MASTERY - Lesson plan has the limited content to follow along through the process. It corresponding with state standards and objectives through the activities. Student Activity Page: MASTERY - The sophistication of this lesson is limited. Parent Page : NOVICE - The Parent page is non-existent. WEB DESIGN: Layout: EXPERT - Pages are clearly labeled - users can expect what they will find on each page. Navigation: EXPERT - All the links are labeled and open to the appropriate site. Key hot links are found in multiple places. Graphics: EXPERT - Graphics use added to the topics relevance. Accessibility: EXPERT - ALT tags use with graphics linked to resourcesful sites. Fonts: MASTERY - Fonts used was not as clear and easy to read, consistent throughout. Background: EXPERT - Simple green background used and consistent. Color Choices: EXPERT - Background provided clarity with the content provided. Visited links appear as a different color. Spelling and Grammar: EXPERT - No errors are aparant. Copyright: MASTERY - Graphics used did not have references. Contact Information: NOVICE - Name was on top of each page but not consistent on Contact information.
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Oregon Trail Home - 0 views

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      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question I: Effective Instructional Strategies Please discuss three most effective instructional strategies integrated in your project. Please be sure to justify why they are effective instructional strategies. Remember instructional strategies are not your contents or "technologies," such as wiki, discussion board etc. It is the integrated soft technologies.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question II: Instructional Technology Please discuss the instructional technologies that you integrate into your lesson plan exclude your web sites/pages because they are the basic technology. Instructional technology is referred to hard technology in this question, such as discussion board, chat, wiki, blog etc.
    • Chih-Hsiung Tu
      Chih-Hsiung Tu on 27 Apr 09
       
      Common Question III: Pitfalls Do you think your web-based lesson plan is effective and successful? Can you foresee any pitfalls in project? Please describe them.
  • john conway on 25 Apr 09
     
    Well in review I can certainly see I have more than just much to learn about development of lesson plans. Your though ness in thought and design are staggering to me. I was struggling with the technology, and had no concept of what lesson plans looked like. This is another very impressive and humbling to lesson plan. Excellent work! The only problem noted was a link issue with Oregon Pioneers By Stefanie Flora, my computer could not open it, and I been having a lot of problems of that nature.
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  • john conway on 28 Apr 09
     
    Elizabeth, the rubric is below (excellant work). 2. Rubric: a. Aim/Purpose: Information very well constructed and stated (expert). b. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: Well constructed (expert). c. Student Activity Page: Lots cool interactive links, Awesome (expert). d. Parent Page: Links lead to appropriate sites (expert). e. Layout: Very pleasing to the eye, easy to find information (expert). f. Navigation: links transfer well though out, everything works well (expert). g. Graphics: Visually entertaining, I like the links using images (expert). h. Accessibility: Images and all links work well (expert). i. Fonts: Consistent, and appropriate through out (expert). j. Background: Very pleasing simple, blue is pleasing to the eye (expert). k. Color Choices: Well chosen colors, very settling effect toward study (expert). l. Spelling and Grammar: No errors noted (expert). m. Copyright: Proper details provided (expert). n. Contact Information: Has link to proper E-mail site (expert).
  • Chih-Hsiung Tu on 28 Apr 09
     
    John, You mentioned: "Lots cool interactive links" Could you be more specific on "interactive?"
  • Ashley Doggett on 02 May 09
     
    Aim/Purpose: Expert-Purpose is well stated. Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan: Expert- Link to lesson plan works. Everything seems to be in order. Student Activity Page: Expert- Many links for students to learn from. I like how you use pictures for the students to click on. Parent Page: Expert-Many resouces for parents to look at. Also it is easy for parents to email you. Layout: Expert- Every thing is unifom. You use the same backround for each page. Navigation: Expert- All links work and are useable Graphics: Expert- I enjoyed all of your pictures. As I said before I love how you can click on the picture and it takes you to another page. Accessibility: Expert- All pages are accessible and clear. Very consistent. Fonts: Expert: Consistent throughout Background: Expert- Background is consistent on every page. Color Choices: Expert- Very surine and consistent. Spelling and Grammar: Expert- No errors that I saw. Copyright: Expert- All sources sighted, if needed. Contact Information: Expert- Can contact via email Elizabeth I just wanted to add that I absolutely loved your website. Your links were wonderful and the pictures were great. I would use your site for students!!!
  • Michelle Blunk on 03 May 09
     
    Beth - what a wonderful way to teach history - take them there! I love what you have done here - Not just because Oregon is home to me, I wanted to find out what there was to know and to be sure I had all my needed supplies. :) * Aim/Purpose Expert- Student goals are clearly stated on the entry page. Awesome entry to your site. It is clear what is going to be studied and is visually inviting. * Lesson Plan/Teacher's Guide/ Instructional Plan Mastery- Lesson plan displayed properly Expert- Resources, rubrics, and lesson directions are clear and accessible. * Student Activity Page Expert-links very interactive; student able to experience the experience of being there with videos and feel what the pioneers had as challenges in their every-day life. You did a wonderful job of putting this activity together, to include having choices available. * Parent Page Expert - linked to interaction with student's learning. * Web Design Expert- pleasing to the eye * Layout Expert - easy to follow * Navigation Expert - Able to follow, easy to read. I, however, expected the 'back' button to take me to the last place I was, instead of home page. * Graphics Expert - well chosen for lesson design. ALL images have an ALT tag that describes the image and if it links anywhere. * Accessibility Expert - all links work. * Fonts Expert - appropriate for age group; easy to read and consistant. * Background Expert - Light blue is soothing, very attractive. * Color Choices Expert - The choices make the graphics pop-out. Consistant throughout site. * Spelling and Grammar Expert - No errors. * Copyright Expert - Noted properly - name on all pages. * Contact Information Expert - Available on all pages; links to email work. Every web page contains a statement of authorship.
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