Final Project Example

I've posted a new example of a final project. It includes notes from the course about each part of the assignment. See it here.

• Introductory Page
• Lesson Plan
• Student Activity Page
• Teacher Resources

This was created in PBWiki, but you may also use Wikispaces or WetPaint.

ABCD Rubric

I just found this rubric online for assessing instructional objectives:

Rubric: Instructional Objective Statement

You can also build your own rubric at this site--or modify one--or put a whole course online.

Other rubric generators mentioned in your project overview and in Module 7:

• Rubistar
• Teachnology Rubrics

And you can learn a LOT more about rubrics here:

• Kathy Schrock's Assessment and Rubric Information
• Shambles: Rubrics

If you use the final project rubric as a guide, you will see how it can help students as well as teachers!

Final Exam Resources

I've compiled 10 resources for you to help review for the final exam including some already mentioned in this blog so you have them all in one place. You can see them here:

http://1link.in/dstth

Click on OPEN and it open all the links.

Have fun! You'll be ready!

Word Search Puzzle

Like finding those hidden words? Here's a link to a word search puzzle using terms from our work this semester. Print it out and go to it!

(No fair doing it while in another class!)

Can't find them? Here's the answer key!

New Review Game

In addition to the review quiz posted earlier, Larry Ferlazzo's blog alerted me to some new "make your own game" sites. So here's another one for you created in W2L (What 2 Learn) and based on the final exam questions.

Click here to play:
Penquins in Peril: Introduction to Technology in Education

See Larry's "Best" lists here! You'll find some new favorites! And you might want to bookmark or subscribe to his blog!

BTW, I made at least one error in putting this game together....10 bonus points if you are the first to post it in a comment below!

Here are some other games created by others on W2L that will help you review and show you what else you might create using the free game-creator tool:

• Outputs and Inputs (hangman)
• Technology Hardware (hangman)
• Input Devices (short answer)
• Storage Devices (scrambled letters)
• Software (short answer quiz)
• Storage (for one or two players - short answers)

You might want to consider creating an online game or quiz for your final project. "Given ten random questions in an online game about ____________, the student will answer 90% of them or more correctly." What better way to meet that objective? This would be the knowledge level in Bloom's taxonomy.

New Research on Virtual Schools

Several research studies by Florida professors and others indicate: "Online classes may be a relatively young instructional practice for K-12 schools, but experts already generally agree on one point: Research shows that virtual schooling can be as good as, or better than, classes taught in person in brick-and-mortar schools."

Read more in this Education Week article (outlined in the overview)...then talk with the experts from Florida Virtual Schools next week. One teacher will be online each evening, Monday through Thursday (April 6-9)@ 7pm to answer your questions. Who knows? You may become a virtual teacher!

Details about the chat and how to prepare are in the class wiki. Deadline for next week's assignment has been extended to Friday, 4/10 at 11:55 p.m. to allow you to participate and get credit (or extra credit). See your course mail and Instructor Updates discussion for details.

Another Free Teacher Website Builder

ClassJump.com provides teachers web sites free of charge, where multiple classes can be managed and updated using an easy to understand interface. No knowledge of web site programming is needed to get your class or classes set up and quickly providing up-to-date information for your students and parents.
	Post homework
	Upload Documents to share with the class
	Post upcoming events to your calendar
	Post articles of interest and links to resources
	Receive documents uploaded by students
	Start a class message board, just for you and your students
	Create unlimited numbers of photo albums Students can create pages, too! Try it out!

PBWiki Enhancements

PBWiki announced some enhancements to their wiki software today:

• Starred Pages- Bookmark all important wiki pages and create a personal list of information that is important to you.
• Send a Link- Tell other members of your team that you’ve updated the workspace, or to call them to review, comment, or edit the page.
• Navigator- Quickly navigate to any folder, and browse all pages on your wiki. Also a quick way to view your Starred Pages.
• Threaded Comments (Premium Feature)- Now you can reply to comments!

Enjoy!

Looking Back at the Semester

It seems like a good time to begin review the course...with technology (of course!) So let's take a look back....

What do you remember? What did you miss?

First, I created a Powerpoint presentation and uploaded it to SlideShare. Slideshare let me add some YouTube videos I thought fit nicely! Cool! When finished, I embedded it in a wiki page.

What else can I do with this review presentation? Once it's in Powerpoint, I have lots of options. I saved the presentation as jpg images. That turns each slide into a separate image.

• The slideshow above is in Smilebox.
• I also created a VoiceThread. Click on the link and you can comment on any slide or memory by typing, using a microphone or webcam, or even calling a toll-free number! (Comments are moderated, so they may not appear immediately.)
  
• I used the slides to create a video in Animoto, one of my favorite tools:

• I saved it as a movie and uploaded it to YouTube:



• I created a new presentation in Prezi. (Watch out! Prezi may make you dizzy! But it is a cool presentation system!)

These are just a few of the many multimedia alternatives to Powerpoint or for delivering a presentation in a different way. For more presentation tools, check out this page in the WebTools4U2Use wiki.

I hope it serves as a good visual review of where we've been and what we've accomplished in a short time!

Which is your favorite way to view the review? Leave a comment to let me know!

Semester Review Quiz

A semester review quiz is now available online to help you get ready for the final exam. Most of the questions will come from your textbook.

Be sure to register a screen name to see your score...keep playing to see all the questions. Add questions if you'd like!