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[|Here is one way to use scratch] (Gabby)** [|Podcasts and Smartboards] (Doug)
 * Sharing

Integrating Podcasting into Your Classroom** (Janelle)
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An example of a Comic made on an iPod Touch (Jamie)



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(Randy) Twitter Literacy (Randy) 10 Killer Content Sources for Your iPod Learning Mix (Randy) [|Youth Voice] Cool way for students to share work (Alicia) [|Education screencasts- Twitter in the Classroom] (Alicia) [|Twitter in the classroom] (Alicia) [|Thinking Visually] Great presentation if found through Twitter. Follows nicely with Gardner's Multiple intelligences. (Alicia) Cyber bullying stats - here are some extremely interesting statistics about the bully and the victim (Heather) The Crime Dog... McGruff - A kid friendly/elementary type site to help kids know and understand when they are being bullied on the internet. (Heather ) This video is very powerful, stop cyber bullying (Heather) Cyberbullying... tales of "the new bathroom wall" (Heather) Great sight for getting the 411 on safety on the internet (Heather) Personal Learning Environments and Personal Learning Networks: Online Symposium on Learning-Centric Technology (Randy) Myna - Looks like Garage Band in the cloud... (Randy) What is RSS? (Shawn) [|Virtual College] (KEVIN) [|Google Wave] (Kevin)

TWEET TWEET It's official.-I'm a Tweeter! It feels a little like the first day at a new school. If you want to follow me and my wacky adventures join up and seek me out under teacherali. All the cool kids are doing it! Check out my Wiki for more information! I was not able to follow @teacherali. The side said the user didn't exist. Fabulous explanation for that... my user name is teachali. .. not teach er ali. Sorry!!!! [|Twitter] [|iMovie explanation (It explains it all)] ... (Gabby)

__**Topics**__ //Educational Software/Games// - Kevin/Hayley //Podcasts// - Janelle and Doug //Twitter// - Alicia and the world //iPods/Apps// - Jamie //RSS// - Shawn //iMovie// - Gabby //Digital Citizenship/cyberbullying// - Heather

__**Project Rubric**__
 * Any discussion?

The // **BIG QUESTIONS** // to answer as we learn about each new technology:
 * New Topic**
 * 1) What are the "affordances" and "constraints" of the technology? In other words, what does the technology allow us to do or prevent us from doing? The answers to this question might be "messy." This fundamental understanding is important to answer the next questions...
 * 2) What new skills do we need to teach students?
 * 3) What will I need to do differently in terms of how I teach in the classroom? How will teaching and learning look different?
 * 4) How does the technology help me to foster creativity, innovation and some of the other 21st century skills?
 * 5) What are some ways I can use this technology in my classroom?

In groups of 2-3, choose a technology/tool to investigate for the week. On your blog answer your REFLECTIONS to the question above and be prepared to share your learning about the tool with the rest of the class. If you've "tried it out," you might want to share your experiences. If you've found new resources, you may want to add them to the wiki pages below.
 * Blogs
 * RSS
 * Wiki
 * Social Bookmarking
 * Google Docs
 * Professional Resources
 * Digital Citizenship
 * Podcasting
 * Multiple Intelligences and Technology
 * Creative Commons
 * Ning
 * Thinkfinity
 * Prezi
 * Skype
 * Wikipedia
 * Animoto
 * Scratch
 * Any of the Mac applications - iMovie, Garage Band, etc.
 * Other? Create a page and go at it....


 * For Thursday, October 22**
 * Post** your group/technology tool to the October 22 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!


 * Blog:** As outlined above and related to your chosen technology tool for the week, create a new blog post. Please complete this by **Monday evening** so we can //all read them before next Thursday's class.// Here is a [|rubric] for blogging. REFLECTION is key. Good writing is important, too. Length is whatever works best for you and the story you want to tell. Please comment using the Diigo highlighting/commenting toolbar or the comments feature of the blogs.


 * Sharing:** Post any interesting articles, videos, findings on the Internet, etc for next week to the October 22 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], continue to develop a group, format and structure for your final project.

** Next Meeting: Thursday, October 22 - 4:00-7:00 PM New Topic: Sharing; Reflect on your technology use for the week; Choose a new technology tool to learn about for next week...**