Week+8

face-to-face class week =Readings = [|Using Clickers In The Classroom] [|9 insightful videos about using SMART Boards in the Classroom]

media type="custom" key="23661892" SMART Exchange: http://exchange.smarttech.com

=Interactive PPT = This is NOT going to be your average PowerPoint. I know you can create a bullet-filled presentation! For this assignment, you need to think a little outside the box and design an interactive learning module for the grade level and content area you are planning to teach.

The module will start with a brief lesson (a minimum of 2 slides of presented information, explanation, visual aids, etc.) Your lesson can be to teach a fact (e.g. the countries in Central Asia, the political system of a specific country, the population of a city, the spelling of certain English words, etc.), a concept (e.g. a concrete concept: what constitutes a cat/bird/computer? Describe its major characteristics and attributes that can distinguish them from other similar ones; an abstract concept: early childhood education/democracy/technological literacy/Web 2.0, talk about its definitions from various sources to explain the concept), or a procedure (e.g. a step-by-step guide to use the vending machine, to dry clothes, to do a dancing pose, to wash hands). You will only need something relatively simple and easy- to-explain to the learners.

After that, you will construct an interactive “quiz” to let the learner know whether or not they understood the information. To create the quiz, you will use hyperlinks or animation that connect the correct answer to a “Correct” slide and the incorrect answer to an explanation of the correct answer (sound confusing?...see the example provided and the tutorials!) For example, a click on the correct answer will lead to a slide stating "You got it right! Good job!" and a click on the incorrect answer will lead to a slide stating "You got it wrong. Try again!" or "No, the correct answer is…"

*Please see the example if you are unclear of what it means… Make sure that the two slides of instruction (minimum) and your quiz questions match! The instructional slides are to be placed prior to the quiz. Your students are supposed to learn from the two instructional pages and therefore they will be able to answer your quiz questions based on your instruction.

media type="custom" key="25331918" There are a number of specific requirements for this project, including custom animation, images, etc., so you NEED to check the **RUBRIC ** before submitting! You will need to turn off the __“advance to next slide on click” function (it’s under the Animations tab), and use hyperlinks to navigate your presentation.__
 * Here is a video tutorial on how to do certain things in this assignment:**

When you have completed your project, y__ou will save it as a PowerPoint Show (File Save As – then select “PowerPoint Show in the file type drop-down menu).__ This will allow the viewer to run it automatically, and they will not be able to edit it. Turn this in onto BB.

BE CREATIVE! This could be a very eye-catching piece in your portfolio if you do it well! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note: You could also use this powerpoint as part of the contents for your final project.

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prezi =

In this week, you can also choose to make a presentation using Prezi. Prezi is a cloud-based presentation software and storytelling tool for presenting ideas. You can easily to pan and zoom, and to size, rotate, or edit an object. It is probably one of the most fascinating presentation tools on earth and it's easy to use!

Watch the tutorials here provided by prezi.com

Instructions: Your Prezi presentation is a mini-class that you will teach. The content of the class could be any subject, i.e. maths, science, language arts, etc… You can choose to teach factual information, such as the location of North America, capitals of major cities in the US; or concepts, such as democracy, education, mass/velocity/acceleration…; or principles, such as Newton's Law, Mathematical Theorems, etc… Choose any content that you're interested in teaching, but keep it relatively short and brief. 1) Prezi has a title and description 10' 2) Text has all three different types (title, subtitle, and body) used with different sizes 10' 3) Text has been rotated to have movement 10' 4) Frames used 10' 5) At Least One Shape Used 10' 6) At least **ten** paths (ten jumping points, meaning you have to have at least 10 clicks to complete the presentation) 10' 7) Image Added 10' 8) Prezi has appropriate content focus 20' 9) The shared links was submitted on BB 10'
 * 1. Create new Prezi.** Choose a template to work with or make your own design. Write a meaningful title and description for your prezi
 * 2. Content:**
 * 3. Prezi features that you must incorporate **

Bonus points: insert media (videos, Flash files, PDFs, etc) 5' design a well-created layout not using the existing templates or copying from others' layout 10'

=Twitter Live Chat Prep (in-class) : #edchat= We will participate in a Twitter synchrounous chat together in our face-to-face meeting. This experience is intended to: - Provide a new opportunity to expand your personal learning network (PLN) - Afford the experience of using a popular social networking tool to interact for professional growth - Provide flexibility in scheduling a synchronous experience (i.e., you may select a chat which fits your into schedule) - Provide some flexibility in selecting a topic/area of interest that is relevant to you - Extend interaction and sharing of ideas beyond the boundaries of this course

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">You are expected to **contribute to the conversation**! You will do this by tweeting with the chat’s hashtag (e.g., #edchat). You can address someone in the conversation by including the @ symbol before their Twitter name (e.g., @tintinluol). You can also use the Reply option to respond to someone’s tweet. You can share what someone else has tweeted via the Retweet option and save a tweet to reference later by marking it as a favorite. If your are on a computer, you may find it helpful to open 3 tabs:
 * 1) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">**Home:** where you can enter your tweet
 * 2) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">**Search:** where you’ve searched and are monitoring the chat's hashtag to keep up with the conversation [Make sure you select "All" at the top of the page where you've searched the hashtag to view all tweets and not just "top" tweets].
 * 3) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">**@Connect:** where you can see if/when others in the chat respond to your tweets or try to interact with you

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">The following video will help you to get familiar with the technical part of joining a twitter live chat. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">media type="custom" key="25336990"

Topic
Will Project based & problem based lrng, gamification, or authentic learning ever make gains on Lecture & Direct Instruction?

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=Peer feedback for Mid-term Presentations= Click on the form below to sign up for which group you're going to be in - [|https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AnqWQpGZxEhRdDdIRGZaR0UtZUdDa2NiVEZvZjJsNUE#gid=0] Log in your Twitter account and make each comment one tweet. Remember to tweet two starts and two wishes. Mark the group # for identification purposes. Example: G1 (stand for Group 1): This tool can be used for ... ; I learned that ....; XXX can promote student learning because.... G2: The concept XX is not clear; Texts/pics/xxx is not easy on the eyes...; I don't agree with.... Fill out the form below []
 * Group 1- Use Twitter to provide peer feedback with class hashtag #edct2030**
 * Group 2- Use google form to provide peer feedback**

=Blog #8= <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">We've participated in Twitter live chats in class. I hope it has been a useful and eye-opening experience for you. In this week's blog, please address the following points in great details: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">-Have you used Twitter to participate in synchronous live chats previously? If so, what kind of chats did you participate in? Was this a requirement or something you sought out on your own? Were you aware that there were professional communities and networks in your field communicating and collaborating with Twitter?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">1. Discuss your prior experience with Twitter for synchronous chatting **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">-Was it challenging? interesting? overwhelming? enlightening? boring? exciting? How often did you tweet in the an hour session? Were you able to follow the pace of chats?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">2. Reflect on the chat experience **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">-What do you feel were the benefits and limitations in your specific chat experience? Do you see the overall notion of these chats as useful? Do you think you will likely participate in such chats in the future (either as a student or as a professional after graduation)? Why or why not?
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">3. Reflect on the usefulness/value of educational live chat **

=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Checklist = <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. PPT/Prezi (turn in on BB) - You only need to choose ONE from the two presentation tools. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Blog

All work due at Sunday @5pm