Thanks for coming! I hope you enjoy my notes.
Fred
Before you read this page think about words you know that DESCRIBE movement. Click on the little cloud at the top right of this note and list your words in the comment window.
Thanks!
Hey, you made it! This is Kitty. Remember, I did the highlighting. If you want to add your own highlighting, go ahead. You can make stikys like Fred did too. This is really great for remembering new words or ideas.
And, It's really FUN!
Hi, this is Kitty. This is one of my highlights. It is an important idea.
You can add your own highlights and even make a note. This is a good way to lean new ideas and words.
Avoid memorizing the information
is the science of describing the motion of objects
to describe (and ultimately, explain) the motion of real-world objects.
Tom, I love this little hint. It is very hard for students to find the big idea given that they are novices in the new domain (if they weren't, why would they need teaching? :o) By definition and from research we know that novices in a domain have trouble finding salient points quickly whereas experts are defined by being able to see things that novices cannot. Have you ever noticed this in yourself when you are learning something new? (for example, these new tech tools! :o)
I think Diigo has lots of potential to be a great "just-in-time" support for students. What do you think?
Hi Yvonne, good point about the good idea, but I can't take credit for the icon, it was part of the original web page, the author deserves credit.
I do think that Diigo has great promise for students and teachers. I am still learning how to use it. There are a lot of web resources for high school students, but the language level is too advanced for my students to access. Diigo could be used to lead them through a trail of big ideas, for example, and language support.
Tom
Agents are the lifelike characters in multimedia software and online applications that pop up on the screen to explain rules, provide hints, or prompt the user to use the program’s features.
when an agent is programmed to demonstrate emotion and to speak in a personalized tone, students’ learning rates and interaction is higher
an effective tutor for remediation or initial presentation of a new content area.
Reciprocal teaching
in teaching an agent how to solve a problem
t is important to determine the type of interaction that the agent has with the user as well as the quality of interaction it solicits from users. The best agents ask questions that promote higher-order thinking (i.e., why, what-if, and how questions) and do not unnecessarily define or limit the user’s thinking about a topic
I could use stiky notes in webpages. Students could use a wiki instead of a journal and link to pictures/use public domain pictures. Students could compose sentences. Students could use google translater.
The goal of this activity is to encourage students to think about how words are used and how they fit together.