Blogs Vs. Wikis

Blogs in Plain English:



What is a Wiki?

A wiki is a collection of online pages with content that can be organized and shared by users to work and learn collaboratively. Users can equally update, edit, delete, or modify to organize a topic or subject matter online. Wikis can be used to not only share documents, powerpoints or spreadsheets, but they can also be used to share resources such as links, videos, or even photos. Why use email, when you can use a Wiki?




Wikis in Plain English:

#2 Blog Reflection 9/30/09:

Why should we consider blogging for our students?


Please read the Edutopia article on "Taking Your Class to the Internet".

1. For this week's post, briefly explain how you may be interestd in using your blog with your students. What do you think the primary use of your classroom blog may be? For you, your students and/or your parents?

2. Please comment on at least one of your classmates posts prior to our next meeting.

21st Century Learners...Who Are They?

Call them multitaskers, iKids, students that have grown up with computers and video games, children that don't want to be bored, students that want to explore and share with their peers, kids that learn differently than we did, students that use smartboards instead of chalkboards, students that want to learn by doing, students that have grown up with cell phones, text messaging, email, You Tube and blogs.

They want to find information, problem solve, collaborate, network, present, and communicate.

We want our student's to be technology literate and to be prepared for the skills they need for their future. Technology has been a part of their world, therefore we want to develop these skills not only for our student's, but also for ourselves.

#1 Blog Reflection 9/23/09: Individual Technology Biography

Each week we will share brief reflections highlighting your discoveries of the week. Each participant will be expected to comment every week in designated posts prior to our next meeting so that we continue to collaborate, share and learn from one another by socially networking using our course blog.

Your comment posts may range anywhere from 30 words to 300.

*Feel free to also use weekly post sections to ask questions if you are having any trouble at home with finding or creating with our digital tools.

Please be sure to continue to follow the directions for each weeks reflection.

9/23/09 Individual Technology Biography Directions:

1. Please comment and share with your peers your background in technology and what you currently use computers for to support your teaching. Feel free to highlight some everyday technology tools you may use.

2. Comment on how you use technology to help your students learn.

3. Include the subject and grade(s) you teach in Dover-Sherborn.

4. From the 4 videos below this post, please comment which one had the most impact on you and why.

5. Respond to at least 2 of your classmates. Should you receive a response, please feel free to comment in return.

6. Please be sure to post your comment by 9/29/09.

(To begin posting your comment, please select the work "comments" directly below this post. We will review this in class week 1.)

I am looking forward to staying connected during the week. Happy Blogging!

A Vision of K-12 Students Today

Learning To Change-Change to Learn

What is 21st Century Literacy?

Did U Know? by Karl Fisch

Course Dates:

Face-to-Face Wednesdays will meet on the following dates in MS computer lab from 2:30-3:30:

• September 23, 2009
• September 30
• October 14
• October 21
• November 4
• January 6
• January 13, 2010
• February 24
• March 3
• March 24
• April 7
• April 28

Weekends MS computer lab from 9:00 am - 1:00 am:

• November 21, 2009
• December 5, 2009
• February 6, 2010

Online-Homework, reading, sharing and reflections

Please remember to turn in the PD Education Improvement Approval and Reimbursement Form. See registration forms attached here that you can submit to me via interschool mail.

Looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday, September 23rd.