12/18/08

1. Blog

2. Continue your device assignment (below)

3. THIS ASSIGNMENT IS DUE NEXT WEEK!

Your Task:

1) Research your device

2) Answer the following questions:

*What is the main purpose/function of your device?

*What type of Web browser does your device use?

*Is web browsing easy on your device?

*Is there a fee users have to pay to access the internet using the device?

*Is your device a personal, educational, or business related item?

*How might your device be used in education?

3) Prepare a POWERPOINT presentation with AT LEAST 6 slides on your device which answers the above questions. PLEASE INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE PICTURE in your POWERPOINT.

Reaching the Internet without a Computer

You will research one piece of technology in which people can use to access the Internet. Your assigned devices are as follows:

1) PDAs (Will)
2) Amazon Kindle (Shelby)
3) Cellphones (Traci)
4) Sony PSP (Raymond)

Your Task:
1) Research your piece of technology
2) Answer the following questions
*What is the main purpose/function of your device?
*What type of Web browser does your device use?
*Is web browsing easy on your device?
*Is there a fee users have to pay to access the internet using the device?
*Is your device a personal, educational, or business related item?
*How might your device be used in education?
3) Prepare a POWERPOINT presentation with AT LEAST 6 slides on your device which answers the above questions. PLEASE INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE PICTURE in your POWERPOINT.

Agenda

12/16/08

1. Blog (Free Blog!! Optional: Do you think the world will be better or worst in 100 years? What technology could make our world better or worst?)

2. 20 minutes - Finish I-pod assignment

3. CLOUD COMPUTING
http://news.zdnet.com/2424-9595_22-255222.html
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/04/07/15FE-cloud-computing-reality_1.html
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2008/tc20081215_014901.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index+-+temp_technology

Podcasting Questions

1. So, what is podcasting?
2. What is the difference between video and non-video (audio only) podcasts?
3. List some interesting educational podcasts you saw?

Agenda 12/15/08

1) Blog - What are podcasts? What do you know about them???
2) Wait for further instructions - Stick your tongue out at Mrs. M when you are ready.

12/11/08: Agenda

1) Blog
Optional Blog Entry: You've heard the expression: "Woe is me." Describe a different situation: "Woe is Joe." Write Joe's melodramatic description of his woes.
2) Comment on Ray's blog
3) Step-by-step website alterations using the 'Website Instructions' document Mr. Muck sent us.(follow Mrs. M's instructions)

12/4/08

Agenda

Today I will be at a meeting and you will have a sub. No headphones or music today!

1. Blog Entry - What did you learn about social networking yesterday?
2. Read article on Myspace
3. Discuss Myspace Article
4. Write a reflection on the Myspace Article on your blog. Your sub will provide guiding questions for you.
5. When you finish, continue to fix your website. (Shelby, Raymond, and Will prepare for your presentations)

Thanks!!

Presentation Reflection

After your presentation, read your peer's comments and answer the following questions on your blog.

1. What went well during your presentation?
2. What did not go well during your presentation?
3. How can you prevent the problems you had from happening again?
4. What questions did your peers have about your presentation?
5. What surprised you about your research and presentation?

12/2/08

1. Blog: What did you learn yesterday about Social Bookmarking???
2. Presentation: Social Networking (Traci)

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

For your presentation, imagine you are a teacher explaining your Web 2.0 element to your students.
1. Show your CommonCraft Video (use the wiki?)
2. Give us a tour of the various providers of your web 2.o element (the sites you like and don't like)
3. Explain how your web 2.0 element works (give a tutorial)
4. Explain how your peers might use it and how it might benefit them.
5. Give a review: Do you like? Yes/No why/why not?

12/1/08

1. Blog - How was your break???
2. Write a response to Ms. Aubree
3. Watch Mrs. M's presentation on Social Bookmarking

RESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
For your presentation, imagine you are a teacher explaining your Web 2.0 element to your students.
1. Show your CommonCraft Video
2. Give us a tour of the various providers of your web 2.o element (the sites you like and don't like)
3. Explain how your web 2.0 element works (give a tutorial)
4. Explain how your peers might use it and how it might benefit them.
5. Give a review: Do you like? Yes/No why/why not?

Yay

Aubree left us a message on her blog!! Respond to it !!

11/24-11/26

This Week's Agenda:

Monday
1. Blog
2. What Mrs. M's presentation on Social Bookmarking
3. FINISH your wiki entries and prepare your presentations

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS
For your presentation, imagine you are a teacher explaining your Web 2.0 element to your students.
1. Show your CommonCraft Video
2. Give us a tour of the various providers of your web 2.o element (the sites you like and don't like)
2. Explain how your web 2.0 element works (give a tutorial)
3. Explain how your peers might use it and how it might benefit them.
4. Give a review: Do you like? Yes/No why/why not?

Tuesday
1. Blog
2. Presentations

Wednesday
I don't think we have class today?? If we DO:
1. Blog
2. Work on your website!

Thursday
Happy Thanksgiving!!

11/20/08

1) Blog: Free blog!!

2) Web 2.0 Project! (EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN)
*RSS - Will
*Social Networking - Traci
*Blogging - Shelby
*Podcasts - Raymond (check out - http://manners.quickanddirtytips.com/, http://www.radiolingua.com/, AND ITUNES)

3) REMEMBER TO TAKE NOTES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE WIKI!!!
YOU CAN NOT PLAGARIZE YOU MUST WRITE YOUR ANSWERS IN YOUR OWN WORDS!!!

11/19/08

1) Blog: Write a blog to Aubree. (Aubree.. Write a blog to us)

2) Web 2.0 Project! (EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN)
*RSS - Will
*Social Bookmarking - Aubree
*Social Networking - Traci
*Blogging - Shelby
*Podcasts - Raymond (check out - http://manners.quickanddirtytips.com/, http://www.radiolingua.com/, AND ITUNES)

3) REMEMBER TO TAKE NOTES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE WIKI!!!

11/18/08

1) Blog: Free blog!

2) Web 2.0 Project! (EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN)
*RSS - Will
*Social Bookmarking - Aubree
*Social Networking - Traci (Check out: Friendster and Gaia Online
*Blogging - Shelby
*Podcasts - Raymond

3) REMEMBER TO TAKE NOTES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE WIKI!!!

11/17/08

1) DO NOT Blog: Instead, PURGE your blog of inappropriate material!!

2) Web 2.0 Project! (EXPLORE AND EXPLAIN)
*RSS - Will
*Social Bookmarking - Aubree
(check out Furl, StumbleUpon, Diigo, Blinklist, Social Marker)
*Social Networking - Traci
*Blogging - Shelby
*Podcasts - Raymond

3) REMEMBER TO TAKE NOTES AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE WIKI!!!

11/14/08

TGIF!! - Website Day!

1) Blog - FREE BLOG (except for Ray - who must write about what he thinks web 2.0 is)
2) Continue fixing your website!!

Monday: Web 2.0 Project again!

11/12/08

Today's Agenda

1) Blog: Ok, so what is Web 2.0?

2) Listen to Mrs. Martineau about the Websites!

3) Discussion: Web 2.0

* Old Web vs. Web 2.0

4) Continue working on web 2.0 project:
* Add 2 sites that helped you come up with your definition of web 2.0
* List 5 examples of web 2.0 sites (example: MYSPACE is a social networking site)
* List 2 ways web 2.0 can be used in education

5) When everyone is finished with defining Web 2.0 we will move on to the fun project :) yay!

11/11/08

Change of Plans

Our network administrator (Mr. Wilson) is working on the school network starting at 3:00! So internet won't work much longer after 3:00! So, our agenda for today is as follows:

1)Blog- QUICK! QUICK! QUICK! - Save often!
2)Open the "Website Instructions" file on the "O" drive
3)Listen to Mrs. M explain the website instructions
4)Fix our websites

11/10/08

Hey Everyone! It's a nice new day!! AND A MONDAY! YAY!
Here is today's schedule

1. Blog
2. Research "Web 2.0" and add your own definition (written in your own words) to our wiki. (Remember to take turns)
3. Add 2 sites that helped you come up with your definition
4. List 5 examples of web 2.0 sites (example: MYSPACE is a social networking site)
5. List 2 ways web 2.0 can be used in education

11/7/08

Today's Agenda

1) Blog
2) Conference call with Mr. Muck!!!
(we are editing/fixing our websites)

11/5/08

Today's Agenda

1) Blog - What confuses you about our class wiki so far??
2) Go to our Wiki
3) Read my comments on your personal page
4) Go to one other person's wiki page and leave a comment
5) Listen to me for a tutorial and further instructions!

11/4/08

Today's Agenda

1. Blog: What did you learn about wikis yesterday?
2. Continue to personalize your wiki.

You MUST add:
Text about yourself (Remember: nothing PERSONAL)
A picture of youself (if you have a digital one)
Links you like and are interested in

YOU MUST:
Make it your style
Change the font and colors

11/3/08

Today's Agenda:

We are starting a unit on Web 2.0 and Wikis. Your first assignment for today is to write a blog entry that defines 'wiki'. This should take you no more than 5 minutes. Just write what you can.

Answer the following questions as best you can and be prepared to share your answers in class:
1. What is a wiki?
2. Can you list any wikis you have used in the past? (Wikipedia, perhaps)
3. How do wikis function?

Give Mrs. Martineau the thumbs up when you are finished.
Sorry, no music in class today!

10/20/08

WEBSITES ARE DUE OCTOBER 31st!! IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS TALK TO MRS. M

Agenda:

1)Blog - Website launch party ideas?
2)Work on your website!!! It is due OCTOBER 31st!!
3)Website Conferences - show me what you've done!

10/15/2008

WEBSITES ARE DUE OCTOBER 31st!! IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS TALK TO MRS. M

Agenda:
1) Blog - Did you enjoy history week? What did you like? What would you have done differently?
2) Post a comment on someone else's blog
3) Work on your website!!! We are working on a new project starting Nov 3rd!!
4) Website launch party ideas? We need to promote this bad boy!!

9/29/08

1) Blog. Today write about what you will be working on for your website this week.
2) Next, continue to work on your websites following the schedules you’ve written

9/25/08

1) BLOG
2) Work on website

Special Notes:
Aubree you should check your email to see if any students have responded to your ad. Also, consider writing an annoucement Mr. Almquist can read in the morning and considering setting up a brief 5 minute information meeting with those interested in submitting. What should they do? They need to know

Shelby, we need to create a permission slip for you so you can leave school to take pictures of some of your places during 7th period.

9/17/08

1) Journal entry on your blog
2) Work on Websites (students follow their schedules)

*I will be doing a progress check tomorrow to ensure you are all following your schedules!!

9/16/08

Today's Agenda

1) Journal entry on your blog
2) Work on Websites (students follow their schedules)

9/15/08

Today's Agenda

1) Journal entry on your blog
2) Proposals Due - post your proposal on your blog (as a new entry or on the side bar!)
3) Work on website according to your schedules

9/12/08

Todays Agenda

1) Email me your blog address again
2) Blog Entry
3) Finish and turn in your proposal (due today)
4) Work on your website according to your proposal schedule

Hello & Welcome

Today's Agenda:

1) Set up your own blog (you need an email address to do this!!)
2) Write your 1st blog entry
3) Finish your proposal (map) and turn it in
4) Work on your website using Microsoft FrontPage