November+12

[|$100 laptop? This was 3 years ago, I hope the program is still thriving.] (Doug) Social Media is Not a Fad (Janelle) Blooms Taxonomy w/ a focus on digital abilities (Shawn) Educational Networking: The Important Role Web 2.0 Will play in Education - Steve Hargadon (Randy) Alfie Kohn responds to the AASL “Standards for the 21st Century Learner" (Randy) National Educational Technology Plan (Randy)
 * Sharing**

How do you connect online? I found this video online and I think is is an interesting question for discussion - How do you connect online? How could our schools be different if we (teachers and administrators) immersed ourselves - connected online - in even //some// of the ways described? (Randy)

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Chat Room Wall Wisher
 * Imagine it!**

__**Concluding Assignment**__ As stated in the syllabus, 25% of your grade is based on your weekly blog postings, 50% on your final project and 25% on a concluding assignment. From the [|syllabus]: This will be an assignment in a format of your choice (text, audio, video, etc) that addresses //either// (1) your answers to the essential questions for the course or (2) your growth over the course as related to the ISTE standards for teachers. Now would be a good time to start to reflect upon your growth in this course and prepare this concluding assignment, //**due no later than Thursday, December 17**//.
 * Work time**

As a refresher, the essential questions for the course:
 * 1) //What do we mean by the “21 century classroom?”// There are a variety of answers to this question, but few get at the transformation in teaching and learning that can be brought about by the shifts that are happening in our world today.
 * 2) //How do we apply technology tools in meaningful ways so that we can more easily achieve effective teaching and learning in the 21st century?// Our focus on technology in education rarely gets beyond the dimension of technical skill. Education professionals must have additional skills to be able to evaluate emerging and ever-evolving technology tools and determine how they will meet the needs of a 21st century classroom.

The ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) has articulated the following standards for teacher:
 * 1) Facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity
 * 2) Design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments
 * 3) Model digital age learning and work
 * 4) Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility
 * 5) Engage in professional growth and leadership

As with all of your work in this course, reflection will be the standard for achieving the highest quality of work for this assignment. Regardless of the format you choose for this assignment, your work should cite your detailed experiences in this course and, most importantly, in your classroom over the past semester. As for length, if you were to use text as your format choice, a quality assignment would be a minimum of four (4) double-spaced pages. Of course, you may choose alternate formats that work best for you and your learning style. You may wish to consult your blog entries from the semester, weaving them into this concluding assignment. __//The most skillful students will weave this concluding assignment into their final project to form a comprehensive final product representing the process of learning you have engaged in over the course of the semester.//__

__**Final Project Collaboration, Conversations and Work Time**__ Use this time to collaborate with your classmates or seek advice on your final project. Our last class is Thursday, December 3. All Final Projects will need to be posted on or linked from this wiki //**no later than Thursday, December 17**//. I will provide feedback and final grades to you within 48 hours. Be sure to include a rubric or indicate that I should use the [|rubric] I created.


 * For Thursday, November 19**
 * Choose one last technology tool and post** your choice to the November 19 wiki page. //Collaborate// with your team mates to learn about the tool for the remainder of tonight's class and over the course of the week. Maintain links, additional information about your technology tool on its wiki page or create another one as needed. Consider adding any additional links (or even the ones on this wiki) to the Diigo //medu 600 group//.


 * Prepare** to share (along with your collaborators - team mates) what you have learned about your technology tool over the past week. This should include //at least// a personal experience with the tool, but //preferably// some experience using the tool in your teaching practice. The sharing period next meeting can be a time for you to share your experience and //questions you may have about using it for teaching and learning//. We can collectively brainstorm a solution to your questions!


 * Sharing:** Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the November 19 page.


 * Meaningful Learning Text:** Ongoing assignment. Summary, links and probing questions due December 3. Post to your chapter page linked from the Meaningful Learning with Technology wiki page.


 * Class Project:** Using the [|rubric], or one of your own creation, take the result of our conversation this week and work on your final project. Be prepared to share briefly with the class what you are planning and how you are progressing. This will be a good time to seek input from your class mates. //**This should be your main focus in preparation for the November 12 class.**//


 * Concluding Assignment:** As outlined above.

** Next Meeting: Thursday, November 19 - 4:00-7:00 PM New Topic: Sharing; Final Project/Concluding Assignment Work Time/Text Assignment**