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Karen Thilges

Prezi For Dummies Cheat Sheet - For Dummies - 0 views

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  • Karen Thilges on 14 Jul 11
     
    Use Prezi to add drama and sophistication to all your presentations. Prezi is an online application that takes the place of tired slideshows. You get to use your creativity and work with a variety of different media formats. But first, discover Prezi shortcuts, set up paths, and how to navigate its main menu.
Angie Graham

ollie1reppert: Iowa Online Course Standards - 0 views

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    • Sandra Campie
      Sandra Campie on 17 Jul 11
       
      Since we are learning online this has to be especially clear. When it is vague, students will have trouble meeting the goal.
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      Do you have any suggestions or guidelines to make that happen? I find that to be a challenge when I'm teaching face to face with some students. That has been a challenge taking this OLLIE class the first week.
  • The course is easy and logical to navigate, including self-describing links
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      This is crucial. Every time a specific step is given, the next step has to be easily seen and describe. It is like the instructions for assembling an item.
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      YEs, and if ever made models like I did as a kid, how many times did you sjip steps to get to the more interesting part? Students today, I find, do the same exact thing in their learning. Lack of patience? Too short an attention span? Lousy instruction by the teacher?
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I'm starting to see more of a connection between what Robert is having us do in our moodle course and what this standard is expecting. Who knew that just the layout of a course on line would be an expectation?
    • Jill Schany
      Jill Schany on 21 Jul 11
       
      I agree that this is one of the most important things in the expectations of an online course. When I get frustrated by the layout, I tend to give up. I think students do the same.
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 22 Jul 11
       
      It must take hours and hours and hours to set up a long-term online class. My tech person at school there are education computer platforms(programs) that are built on teachers being able to click, drag, and drop links, assignments, blogs, etc. into certain areas of a web page. The computer does all the setup tasks, so the teacher doesn't have to spend the time.
    • Sandra Campie
      Sandra Campie on 17 Jul 11
       
      I think it is important that pages are not too long and it doesn't take a ton of clicking to get where you need to go.
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  • Sufficient learning resources and materials
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      No doubt that suffucient resources are needed, but with the major belt-tightening education is under will we, the teachers, be forced to use the Internet for everything in the way of resources and materials? Will our kids in time lose touch with other ways to research topics or create non-tech learning models?
    • Deanna Tegeler
      Deanna Tegeler on 19 Jul 11
       
      We are struggling to get the technology resources we want/need. We were initially told 15 computers per classroom which got changed to 15 computers per three classrooms. This has been a huge challenge in my freshmen course that does not have a text. All of it is suppose to be teacher generated but many days due to lack of technology we are making a lot of paper copies.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      We are luck to have a grant that funded our 1:1 computer initiative for next year. Now if we can just troubleshoot in a timely fashion. Technology isn't effective if it doesn't work, so I hope the snags are minimal. Planning lessons around and with technology very frustrating if it doesn't work as planned.
  • The course provider offers orientation training.
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      A vital component, but I wonder if sometimes we take for granted how technologically-developed our students are without taking into consideration that they still need proper inservicing to get the most out of what we're offering. This class is a perfect example of that.
  • The self-introduction by the instructor is appropriate and available online, and students are likewise asked to introduce themselves to the class.
    • Kristina Greenfield
      Kristina Greenfield on 19 Jul 11
       
      I never thought about the community component of an online course until we had to introduce ourselves. I originally was skeptical of collaborating with other people via the internet because I didn't think it would feel like a community or that I would get to know my fellow students. However, I've been surprised at how I already feel like I'm communicating and collaborating with my group members.
  • • Information literacy and communication skills are incorporated and taught as an integral part of the curriculum.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      Unfortunately this is a problem for some teachers who believe they only have to be competent in a content area and do not feel able/competent to address reading and writing and reserch standards integral to all education . It appears more and more that teachers need to be "general practitioners" as much as they do "specialists" in their content area.
    • Angie Graham
      Angie Graham on 24 Jul 11
       
      I believe that technology will force teachers to step out of their comfort area.
    • Angie Graham
      Angie Graham on 27 Jul 11
       
      I believe that technology will force teachers to step out of their comfort area.
  • Instruction provides students with multiple learning paths to master the content, addressing individual student needs, learning styles and preferences.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I believe this addresses differentiation, which is an emphasis in our district right now. I find this to be one of the most difficult parts of education.
    • Ashlea Ahrenholtz
      Ashlea Ahrenholtz on 21 Jul 11
       
      Differentiation is a key element in all learning, but can be difficult when trying to master each of these elements. Teaching at the intermediate level, I do worry about meeting all of the different individual student needs. At this level, I try to use technology to enhance the student learning and help reach mastery, but not rely on it.
  • Each lesson/unit includes content and activities, assignments, and assessments to provide multiple learning opportunities for students to master the content. Each unit includes an overview that describes the objectives of the lesson, as well as introduce the upcoming content, activities, assignments, and assessments of the unit.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      Making my content, activities and assesments available to students on line has given the students greater awareness and control over their education.
  • The course provides opportunities for students to engage in higher-order thinking, critical-reasoning activities and thinking in increasingly complex ways.
    • Jill Schany
      Jill Schany on 21 Jul 11
       
      I chose this because I think that the higher order thinking is always a goal, but my students seem to look for course content that is the old "chug and puke" method of learning. I am struggling trying to change the mindset of students from "Tell me what I need to know..." to "Let me figure this out and apply it to a situation..." That is a struggle in my classroom. Anyone else have this problem?
  • • The course design provides opportunities for appropriate instructor-student interaction, including timely and frequent feedback about student progress based on the learning targets.
    • Jill Schany
      Jill Schany on 21 Jul 11
       
      My students always want immediate feedback, which I completely understand as a learner. However, when I am correcting papers and tests, I like to spend some time evaluating what they have gotten wrong, what I think they have learned, and why they have perceived the answer to be what it is. I am hopinng that technology will allow me to do this more effectively, but I am concerned that it will be more of a strain to look at everything in a paperless classroom.
  • Proposed Online Course Standards
    • Deena Fries
      Deena Fries on 24 Jul 11
       
      If this is proposed. Does anyone know when it may be implemented and required? Anyone in the High School Reform groups? Iowa Core groups?
  • web 2.0
    • Deena Fries
      Deena Fries on 24 Jul 11
       
      I know this sounds odd but, I have never really understood the 2.0? Does someone else have insight to why it's 2.0 and not 4.0 or 10.0 or even version 2.1213132?
    • Robert Reppert
      Robert Reppert on 27 Jul 11
       
      2.0 just means that you are using the web in an interactive way. It's kind of like saying the types of sites we are talking about are an "update" to the typical way people use the web (to get information). So, it's similar to when software companies update their software, they change the version number. :)
  • All resources and materials used in the course are appropriately cited and obey copyright and fair use
    • Angie Graham
      Angie Graham on 27 Jul 11
       
      This is very important to remember and teach students. It is so easy to copy and paste that we need to remember that citing your work is important
  • Sandra Campie on 17 Jul 11
     
    Instructions for setting up a course
  • Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
     
    Instructions for setting up a course
  • Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
     
    Instructions for setting up a course
Aryn Kruse

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  • Teacher outreach efforts to parents most typically include writing a newsletter or inviting parents into the classroom. Calling parents with good news about a child's progress also strengthens the teacher-parent relationship. Home visits, done either before or after the school years starts, can also be extremely valuable. These visits can improve significantly the relationship between teachers and parents. "From the very beginning, I knew the importance of soliciting help from parents," says Julie Gutierrez (Richardson, Texas). "I sent a weekly newsletter home explaining our week's worth of activities, and in it, I gave ideas for working with the children. Conferences and phone calls also served as wonderful opportunities for me to get parents involved. Periodically, I sent papers explaining developmental stages of reading and writing so that parents might gauge their child's progress and look forward to the next step. It's amazing how quickly a child can achieve mastery when the support of a parent is present."
    • Aryn Kruse
      Aryn Kruse on 18 Jul 11
       
      What are your strategies for connecting with parents?
  • earn their trust
    • Aryn Kruse
      Aryn Kruse on 18 Jul 11
       
      What strategies do you use to build trusting relationships with families
  • Show support for learning at home Communicate positive feedback about a teacher's influence or performance Welcome new teachers Volunteer to help in the classroom Support fair discipline measures that teachers impose Refrain from assuming the worst about first-year teachers See that children do their homework Offer the workplace for a field trip when appropriate Talk to a teacher directly about a problem; and Become active partners in education
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  • Contact parents early on and before a problem occurs, particularly when there's good news to report Consider writing a weekly newsletter or report on classroom learning and activities Invite parents to come into the classroom and assign them tasks if they are willing Involve them in reading groups and remedial assistance when possible, being aware that all parents may not read or write English Let parents know how they can reinforce classroom learning at home; consider asking them to sign a contract requiring them to make children complete homework and other home learning activities Visit families in their homes if possible to see firsthand how well learning is supported there Address parents' concerns head on. If you are taking a pedagogical approach that raises questions, work to show parents the benefits of your methods and explain your reasoning to them; and Hold a parent meeting the first month of the school year in which you talk about your expectations for student achievement and behavior, leave time for questions, and if you don't know the answer promise to call soon with one.
  • Look to Parents to...
    • Aryn Kruse
      Aryn Kruse on 18 Jul 11
       
      These tips were created from the lens of working with families inside a school building (school-aged populations). What additions or modifications would you apply to early intervention?
anonymous

ollie1reppert: Iowa Online Teaching Standards - 0 views

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  • Has knowledge of learning theory appropriate to online learning, which may include (but is not limited to) age and ability level, multiple intelligences, didactic conversation, student developmental influences, constructivism, behaviorism, cognitivism, connectivism, and group theory
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      Wow, this is certainly a sentence loaded with many educational concepts. It would take me a week just define those concepts!
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      I need to add a few more words to explain my interest in this passage. This passage indicates why teaching and learning aren't only important, but they can be difficult, too.
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 21 Jul 11
       
      Online instruction is growing across the nation, the main reason in the lower cost, compared with the traditional classroom; experts indicate there is not enough evidence online instruction is indicated to all teenage students. I have seen many of them dropping online classes in Plato; kids need to socialize.
  • Provides substantive, timely, and constructive feedback to students
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      Hopefully, that is a aspect that can be achieved through online quizzes and tests. I wonder how else it coud get done?
    • Doug Gaul
      Doug Gaul on 18 Jul 11
       
      Can also get consturctive feedback through google docs where you could make comments right on the document the student is working on.
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      I'm hoping to see the benefits of Google docs as my district pushes their use this school year. I the idea of a comment area.
    • Deanna Tegeler
      Deanna Tegeler on 19 Jul 11
       
      I am looking forward to providing immediate feedback to students using some of the assessment programs.
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      There is a service called crocodoc.com that allows you to mark student work, written work I should say. This will be another alternative to marking. Glogster & kidblog allow you to make comments for the students.
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 22 Jul 11
       
      Last year my son had an English class that made use of googledocs and online comments. The teacher didn't always get back to him in a timely manner. Plus, even though they saw each other everyday in class, they didn't talk about the issues on writing the essay on googledocs.
  • Communicates with students effectively and consistently
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      This concept could be much more difficult than what it appears, especially when it comes to typing conversation back and forth between people.
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 18 Jul 11
       
      I find it interesting that this concept is somewhat buried in the list of items. To me, it is the most important one.
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      Your first point is well-taken, Brian. Add to that the difficult task of a teacher trying to communicate with their elementary-aged students in person and now attempting to do the same thing online. Not for the faint of heart!
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  • Assists students with technology
    • Doug Gaul
      Doug Gaul on 18 Jul 11
       
      Teach students where to find help rather then spending all of your time showing them exactly what to do. This is where the real learning from technology comes from
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      If I might add to your astute thought, Doug, to also guide the students in determining how the information they found will be used to assist in their learning. More times than not, kids seem to grab information for the sake of possessing it without taking into consideration their intentions on how to utilize it.
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      I agree with you, they really lack that thinking skill. They are very accustomed to the grab & go answer and find it hard to take risks in delving deeper into a topic.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I find that some of my students end up teaching/showing me! They are all so good natured about helping me when they know something I don't! My favorite part of teaching however, is collaborating WITH my students on research projects and sharing in theri excitement when they discover great resources in unfamiliar places.
  • different needs of students, including different learning styles
    • Doug Gaul
      Doug Gaul on 18 Jul 11
       
      A different set of challanges in an online course. Harder to find out different student needs.
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      Yes, but I think this will open up more alternatives for students to learn & get more involved in the learning process which should help eliminate behavioral issues.
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      This is a great opportunity to incorporate youtube videos for visual learners, "guest lecturers" available through podcasts for audio learners and various "hands on activities" for the tactile learner. Having instant access to such a wealth of multimedia information/activities should make it easier to accomodate multiple learning styles. However, this will require additional research and time on the part of the teacher to find appropriate resources to include.
  • student feedback data to improve the course
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      This is an area I wish to improve this school year. Instead of a basic exit survey that doesn't tell me much, I'd like to either find or create something in the way of feedback that I could actually use to improve my lesson or unit in the future.
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      I could improve in this area as well Mike. I don't like using tests because they are a quick view of what they know. Much of what my students do is very open ended projects and it's hard to grade these until you figure what a student is capable of.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I have created a course evaluation that I use for students at the end of the year and I find it to be valuable. I'm sure there are better ones, but I would be happy to email/share a form I have created for students. Obviously it could be edited and should be to fit the changes I make each year to my class.
    • Deena Fries
      Deena Fries on 23 Jul 11
       
      Sue it would be great to get a copy of that evaluation. It could be put into your moodle class as a survey through survey monkey.
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      Our principal has begun to create a student exit survey that could be used school or department wide. This was created using survey monkey. The science department "field tested" it in the spring. The way that the questions were worded and the feed back provided was able to give us great insight into what was working and not working as well as what the students appreciated in terms of learning activities and levels of rigor.
  • standards for student behavior
    • Mike Adair
      Mike Adair on 19 Jul 11
       
      Our district unveiling a new district-wide student-use policy this August. Though I know they're needed, the problem I see with these policies is that after you've spent the time agreeing on and writing up the rules it can already be considered outdated due to the rapid expance of technology.
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      We also have a newly written AUP and it is hard to keep them updated so if well written it should be able to adjust for the times. Many districts don't revise these very often. I think they should be revisited a minimum of every 2-3 years to allow for changes.
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 22 Jul 11
       
      I might be wrong, but the policies probably need to be updated every six months to sort of keep up with new technology. That or the policies will have to be very broad, which has positives and negatives, too.
  • Understands the differences between teaching online and teaching face-to-face
    • Kristina Greenfield
      Kristina Greenfield on 19 Jul 11
       
      This is interesting. There is definately things to consider in an online classroom that you don't in a face-to-face classroom. However, as a classroom teacher, adding an online compenent to my course has required me to be more thoughtful, organized, explicit, and available. All of which have helped me meet more of my students' needs.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I don't know how to be an online teacher yet....I love what I do in my classroom and I think I'm a really effective teacher, but I'm always eager to improve. I think I have more to learn about the difference between the two. This is the first on line class I have taken and though it is frustrating when I don't understand, it is forcing me to stick with something longer/ problem solve more on my own!
    • Ashlea Ahrenholtz
      Ashlea Ahrenholtz on 21 Jul 11
       
      The more that I discuss online learning, the more I think about the face-to-face teaching. I feel that this tows a fine line as we all have a variety of learners in our classroom. Balancing the face-to-face and online instruction is an element of teaching that also depends on the age level you are teaching. I think that the older the learners are, the more content they be exposed to online.
  • Designs the structure of the course and the presentation of the content to best enhance student learning, including using unit/lesson overviews and reviews, using patterns in lesson sequencing, and using appropriate visual web design techniques
    • Deanna Tegeler
      Deanna Tegeler on 19 Jul 11
       
      This is why I am taking this course. I want to enhance my students learning and I feel that greater incorporation of meaningful/appropriate technology use will allow me to do that.
  • Promotes learning through online collaboration group work that is goal-oriented and focused
    • Deanna Tegeler
      Deanna Tegeler on 19 Jul 11
       
      This is one of the items that I am most excited about using with Moodle. I want to have a way other than my classroom observations to see how students are working through problems and learning from each other. Wiki's, Google docs and forums will allow me to see who is sharing their ideas and how other students respond to them.
  • Creates a safe environment, managing conflict
    • Deanna Tegeler
      Deanna Tegeler on 19 Jul 11
       
      This is one of my concerns about online learning. I have found that students often are willing to say things in print that they would not have the nerve to say to someone face to face. I feel that I will have to devote some time in training the students on what appropriate feedback would include and not include.
  • Is knowledgeable and has the ability to use computer programs required in online education to improve learning and teaching, including course management software (CMS) and synchronous/asynchronous communication tools (chat, email, web 2.0, videoconferencing, webinar, whiteboard, etc.) (SREB B.3, Varvel III.B)
  • Is knowledgeable and has the ability to use computer programs required in online education to improve learning and teaching, including course management software (CMS) and synchronous/asynchronous communication tools (chat, email, web 2.0, videoconferencing, webinar, whiteboard, etc.) (SREB B.3, Varvel III.B)
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      Are some school districts going to have to open up the restrictions on chat and remove some of their filtering to allow teachers access to some of these capabilities.
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      Deb, I think that you are correct, school districts will have to "loosen up" a bit. The other concern is access to technology/internet for students that come from low income families or families that might be homeless and do not have regular access outside of normal school hours.
  • Is knowledgeable and has the ability to use computer programs required in online education to improve learning and teaching, including course management software (CMS) and synchronous/asynchronous communication tools (chat, email, web 2.0, videoconferencing, webinar, whiteboard, etc.) (SREB B.3, Varvel III.B)
  • uses techniques to engage students
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      This will require many teachers to loosen the grip they feel they need to have on their students. Teachers need to learn to be more of a supportive role for students.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I love being a facilitator, mentor and collaborator and not just a dispensor of information!
  • techniques for dealing with issues arising from inappropriate student technological use
    • Deb Richmann
      Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
       
      Teachers need to know the AUP and what administration will do when inappropriate action is discovered. All teachers should be in agreement with the course of action.
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I think the biggest obstacle for out district is Catching the little perps in their misconduct. lol --is that appropriate in an anotation?
  • Provides and communicates evidence of learning and course data to students and colleagues (SREB J.6, ITS 1.a)
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I suppose this was one of the purposes of teacher portfolios, but I think evidence is growing in importance as NCLB continues to drive education and there is more pressure to prove student proficiency. This is going to require more use of technology, I suspect, to gather and maintain the data needed.
  • Selects and uses technologies appropriate to the content that enhance learning
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      This is the area I am struggling with. I am not a technology native and I am not well read or experienced with technology. I get overwhelmed by so many options, I freeze up. I need to have someone help me identify one or two tools that I can understand and use effectively in my curriculum and then focus on just those 2 pieces of technology until I gain more confidence.
  • Demonstrates growth in technology knowledge and skills in order to stay current with emerging technologies (SREB B.5
    • susan strube
      susan strube on 20 Jul 11
       
      I think that is the purpose of this class.
  • iNACOL
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 20 Jul 11
       
      Stands for International Association for K-12 Online Learning
  • Online Teaching
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 20 Jul 11
       
      There is a broad spectrum of independent studies and diverse mediums to channel them; distance learning, correspondence, hybrid classes, computers, teleconference, cell-phones, educational television, etc. I guess standards would need to be adapted to each type of class.
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      Jorge, I agree with you that the phrase on-line teaching incorporates a broad spectrum of courses/means of delivery. Each type of course whether hybrid, distance learning, etc is going to have its own unique intereactions and pedagogy. As a result, it might be necessary to visit and re-evaluate these standards as times and technology change.
  • Incorporates social aspects
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 20 Jul 11
       
      I like the rewording from "classroom management" to "incorporate social aspects", mostly behavioral ones; there is a lot less need for classroom management in the online instructional process; in eithe setting, it is crucial to count with the elements of engagement and social skills in order to accompllish the academic goals.
  • Identifies and communicates learning outcomes and expectations through a course overview/orientation (Varvel IV.A, ITS 3.b)
    • Jill Schany
      Jill Schany on 21 Jul 11
       
      I think this is so important. I am curious how many district require this in a syllabus or something similar at the beginning of the year?
    • Ashlea Ahrenholtz
      Ashlea Ahrenholtz on 21 Jul 11
       
      That is a great point! My guess would be that there are not many requirements, yet. If there are, I am sure they are rather vague at the moment and will be getting more in depth in the upcoming years. Speaking from the standpoint of my district, I can say that most technology "extras" or resources are not required, but many are encouraged.
  • Continuously 2uses data to evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of instructional strategies (SREB J.7, ITS 1.c)
  • Continuously 2 uses data to evaluate the accuracy and effectiveness of instructional strategies (SREB J.7, ITS 1.c)
    • Jill Schany
      Jill Schany on 21 Jul 11
       
      I think the key word here is the word continually. This means that we have to look at more than tests and venture further into ancedotal assessments and similar ongoing classroom checks--such as checks for understanding.
  • Understands and uses course content that complies with intellectual property rights and fair use, and assists students in complying as well (SREB E.5, Varvel I.B)
    • Jill Schany
      Jill Schany on 21 Jul 11
       
      I feel that this is not always done and will be essentail when technology becomes so common--such as with a 1:1 initiative. An understanding of these fair use policies is necessary for educators also.
  • Has experienced online learning from the perspective of a student
    • Marcia Jensen
      Marcia Jensen on 22 Jul 11
       
      I am finding a whole different point of view as I use Moodle as a student rather than as a teacher. I find I have more questions about where components of the assignments are, and kind of worry about keeping all the tasks straight. I really want to think about this as I design my own course.
    • Brian Sauerbrei
      Brian Sauerbrei on 22 Jul 11
       
      I'm struggling with those issues just for this one class. I couldn't imagine trying to keep more than one online class going on at a time. That may be the product of my non-digital native bias. Maybe for the present youth it will be no big deal. I struggle with the different technologies I'm expected to use as a teacher: Powerschool, gmail, igoogle, google docs, google class web site, Smartboard, etc. On the other hand, maybe having to learn and use new technology will help to prevent or slow Alzheimers. : )
  • Demonstrates effective instructional strategies and techniques, appropriate for online education, that align with course objectives and assessment
    • Marcia Jensen
      Marcia Jensen on 22 Jul 11
       
      This is an area of interest to me. I know how to teach face to face, but want to learn techniques that are appropriate to online learning and that actually help the students learn.
  • Creates a learning community that encourages collaboration and interaction, including student-teacher, student-student, and student-content (SREB D.2, Varvel VII.B, ITS 6.a)
    • Sandra Campie
      Sandra Campie on 22 Jul 11
       
      We teachers can learn so much from each other! I believe an online course can be set up to facilitate that well.
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      There are so many resources available to include to allow for the social compnent. Ideas include googledocs, wikis, chats, etc as we learned in the first unit of this course.
  • Creates or selects multiple assessment instruments that are appropriate for online learning (SREB H.1, Varvel VI.C)
    • Sandra Campie
      Sandra Campie on 22 Jul 11
       
      This is an area I would like to develop. How can we be sure our students are learning during the course so that we are able to address any misconceptions?
  • University
  • Demonstrates ability to enhance academic performance
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      A key phrase in this is "to enhance academic performance". This means that we, as teachers, need to be utilizing these online strategies to help students learn and perform better than they would without access to these resources. Many times teachers attempt to try something new simply to say that they've tried a new activity, but our goal with doing something new should be to improve student learning over where it has been previously.
  • including rubrics for student performances
    • Jason Endress
      Jason Endress on 24 Jul 11
       
      Moodle makes it very easy to share assessment criteria, especially rubrics with students prior to an assessment so that they may know how/what they are being graded on.
Deb Henkes

Introducing appointment slots in Google Calendar - Official Gmail Blog - 0 views

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  • Deb Henkes on 18 Jul 11
     
    Appointment slots area new way to help manage your own schedule. It is a feature in Google calendar and heres' how.
Melinda Connon

Art of Problem Solving Foundation - 0 views

www.artofproblemsolving.org

math geometry algebra moodle_iowa

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  • Melinda Connon on 20 Jul 11
     
    This website is a great math contest practice location. Our students are so over committed, they don't have time to practice as a group for a math team...I'm not sure they'll do this. I did have an extra advanced 8th grader working on it when he was finished with his homework. It lets you try a problem twice, shows a solution, and builds in difficulty. I have lots to learn from these problems -- many of which are beyond Core Curriculum.
Deb Richmann

Comment on, edit, and fill PDF files, Word documents, images and more | Crocodoc - 0 views

crocodoc.com

collaboration documents web2.0

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  • Deb Richmann on 20 Jul 11
     
    Another alternative to google docs to edit written work & provide feedback.
Nikki Gerling

Moodle in education - MoodleDocs - 0 views

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moodle_iowa

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  • Nikki Gerling on 22 Jul 11
     
    The purpose of this page is to provide educators with a brief overview of teaching and learning with Moodle and useful links by general topics.
Nikki Gerling

Teaching and Learning: Moodle Recipes for Educators - a community cookbook ! - 0 views

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  • Nikki Gerling on 22 Jul 11
     
    This is a growing collection of teaching and learning 'recipes' of using Moodle in a range of educational settings. The recipes are contributed by educators for educators.
Clint Luscombe

2aGoogle Docs in Plain English 2c 0f - YouTube - 0 views

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I like this Guy's presentation style!

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  • Clint Luscombe on 22 Jul 11
     
    Google Docs in Plain English
Sandra Campie

Radical Curriculum Sharing at the Open High School of Utah | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/...n-source-classroom-todd-finley

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  • Sandra Campie on 27 Jul 11
     
    Here is a great article with online tools to use for teaching English from Utah with lessons to go with. There is a reference to MoodleRooms in it also.
Sandra Campie

Cross-curricular elementary STEM unit: Math Science Technology - 0 views

www.learning.com/stemunit

STEM

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  • Sandra Campie on 27 Jul 11
     
    At the Iowa Summit we heard how important math and science are and the announcement of an Iowa STEM advisory council. Here is a great site with resources for elementary STEM.
Sandra Campie

FREE: online survey | Free online surveys | Free survey - 0 views

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  • Sandra Campie on 29 Jul 11
     
    Free online survey tool with unlimited questions and results. Create forms and polls for free! The MOST POPULAR FREE and easy to use service. I tried it and it is easy!
susan strube

Technology and Education Online Discussion Forums: It's in the Response - 0 views

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  • Technology and Education Online Discussion Forums: It's in the Response
  • However, web courses that include online discussion forums maximize student learning in a number of ways, promote student involvement and feedback feedback, and may inadvertently provide an outlet for students to voice frustrations otherwise saved for program administrators.
  • time of actual participation in the discussion forum. This is coordinated with a separate web site for the readings and assignments of an online course. Making weekly participation in the discussion a requirement "institutionalizes" the discussion forum within the course.
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  • Enfranchisement is also an important pedagogical aspect of the use of the discussion forums
  • This particular use of the discussion forum, to negotiate and construct knowledge, is an example of using the technology as a cognitive tool and not simply as another kind of blackboard or one-way communication method
  • Cognitive tools and environments stimulate cognitive learning strategies and critical thinking (Jonassen, 1998). Students engaged with course content in discussions and group work with other students engage in generative processing of information. Jonassen draws upon the work of Rumelhart and Norman (1978) to describe generative processing as, "deeper information processing results from activating appropriate mental models, using them to interpret new information, assimilating new information back into those models, reorganizing the models in light of the newly interpreted information, and then using those newly aggrandized models to explain, interpret, or infer new knowledge" (Jonassen, 1998, p.3)
  • own teacher stories to relate to the course content. They read other student responses and interpretations and compare these with their own thoughts. This involves the processes of reflection and the construction and re-construction of domains of knowledge. The resulting kinds of learning from these processes are not a regurgitation of a lecture or reading. It is a negotiated interpretation of knowledge with student ownership. The learning is deeper and more long lasting and students refine their thinking and their voice
  • As Hopperton (1998) noted, participation in online discussion forums provides opportunities for responsibility and active learning through the expectation of regular participation in online discussions. This is not a scenario for a few prepared students to respond to a lecturer while the rest of the class sits back. Participation in the virtual conference demands that students become actively engaged with the course content and through the interaction with their peers, negotiate the meanings of the content. They construct knowledge through the shared experiences that each participant brings to the collaborative discussions. The online web courses about teaching offer deeper perspectives and opportunities to learn because the participants are teachers from school districts around the state and other states. This is not a narrowing of perspectives, but a broadening of the knowledge base as experiences are shared and compared relative to teaching issues.
  • . Many of our students are reticent under the timed constraints of an on-campus class. Those
  • Students quickly discover that their peers are also holders of knowledge and they initiate discussions and respond to one another's postings. The instructor is a facilitator in this environment and is not viewed as having all of the knowledge and the answers. Within this highly public, mostly text-based environment, social currency and value is accorded by response
  • Part of a course design should include a requirement that students respond to at least 3 or more students each week and at least 1 of those should be a student not previously responded to. This helps distribute the responses.
  • Instructors must be responsive. Feedback has long been recognized as critical to the learning process and timely feedback is potent. This is especially true in the online course. A student assignment, question or bid for response can come directly to the instructor via email or as part of a discussion forum posting. Feedback needs to be specific, personal, and within 24 hours of the posting. Students report checking back to see if there is a response. If they are left dangling for days on end, they lose a feeling of connection and begin to feel lost in Cyberspace. This is a negative loop that contributes to a lessening of participation in the discussions
  • Summary The discussion forum is a public place for discussion that allows time for reflection. While there is a flow of discussion and it is linear, it is not subject to the tyranny of the ever present "now" of the face-to-face classroom that doesn't allow the participants the benefit of an "instant replay." The discussion forum allows as many replays as a participant wants of what was said
  • Instructor response, student response are the key components to the construction of shared knowledge within the discussion forum. The deepest learning is in the writing and "talking" about the content of the course within the community of learners. It is a pedagogically sound practice, based on cognitive learning theories, to design and engage in discussion forums with our students. We provide more opportunities for students to become actively involved with the course content to construct their own deeper and lasting learning.
Deb Henkes

Iowa, Did You Know? « Ideas « Iowa Future - 0 views

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youtube technology 1:1 iowa web2.0 education

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  • Deb Henkes on 05 Aug 11
     
    A new Iowa Future video, "Iowa, Did You Know?," highlights the drastic changes occurring in Iowa and the world, and shows that schools are struggling to keep up in today's dynamic new global environment. The video premiered at this week's School Administrators of Iowa Conference.
Clint Luscombe

Google Labs - Explore Google's New Ideas - 0 views

www.googlelabs.com

Google Experiments

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  • Clint Luscombe on 09 Aug 11
     
    Google is leading the way and this will keep you updated!
Deb Henkes

Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Forms, Presentations & Drawing - wesfryer - 0 views

wiki.wesfryer.com/...google-docs

googledocs googleapps google documents presentations

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  • Deb Henkes on 10 Aug 11
     
    Wow, Wes Fryer has created the ultimate Google Doc for educators resource page!
jorge malagon

Google Voice - Google Teacher Academy Resources - 0 views

sites.google.com/...voice

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  • Foreign Language Class - Sentence Structure
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 14 Aug 11
       
      I want to apply this tool in my Spanish classes. This is a great idea.
jorge malagon

The Innovative Educator: Google Voice Provides Every Teacher with a Personal Secretary - 0 views

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  • Record conversations with experts that can be archived and played back at anytime.
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 14 Aug 11
       
      This feature is useful, you can listen to the conversation later if necessary.
  • Want to set up mini tutorials about topics. Just leave yourself a Google voicemail and you can include it in any online space
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 14 Aug 11
       
      I did this for my Moodle class. Pretty useful tool.
  • Leave messages for students about their work by recording your voice then send it to them using the tool that works for you i.e. emailing it to the student, post the link in your content management system, etc.
    • jorge malagon
      jorge malagon on 14 Aug 11
       
      This is the feature I like more. Students can do homework using the messages sent to them. I need to fully understand and apply this option.
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