We will be trying our first online experience for class next week, with students participating in two discussions: podcasts and technology supported learning environments. I am also hoping that students will share "delicious" pieces of the readings on our Facebook page. Taken together, all of these activities will help prepare and review for the midterm on Oct. 27. The midterm will focus upon integrating the course readings and the course technology activities.
We viewed some effective and powerful digital stories in class this week and each story provided new insights into the experiences that class members bring to our community. We are asking all students to view and evaluate the remaining digital stories (Dave, Sarah and Julia) online as part of our online week.
Bridget provided a useful overview of resources offered by Adobe and a comprehensive list of Adobe products for different educational levels.
Using the "setup" from Julia's resource review on podcasting from a few weeks back, Evrim introduced the idea of podcast and provided ideas for how to search for podcasts for next week.
I am eager to see how our online adventures turn out over the next couple weeks.
I am excited about the online learning experience for class on Tuesday but can you clarify some questions I have. Do we log on to web CT and enter the discussion there or on facebook? I hope you are enjoying your seminar and like I tell my mom when she goes on vacation, bring me something...lol...maybe a podcast?
ReplyDeleteI also have a question. I was attempting to watch the last 3 digital stories but could not find them. Could you let me know where they are located?
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There are two discussions going on in facebook and webct. On facebook wall we post about the delicious pieces we find. On WebCT we discuss about podcasting and learning environments.
ReplyDeleteMolly, so far we only received Julia's video and Jon's updated video. I will post them online tomorrow and make them available at webct. I will send a class email about that. Thanks for reminding this.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed this week's online communication a lot.Having so many possibilities for interaction outside of the classroom is so good..
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed our last in class discussion and the opportunity to view everybody's digital stories. I could tell that alot of creativity and thought went into developing some powerful digital stories. I also really looking forward to utilizing digital stories in my classroom someday. Like others have mentioned, I am still a little confused on where the remaining digital stories are being posted. I looked on our WebCT site and couldn't find them anywhere. If somebody could please provide some insight, that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteThe final digital story is now available on our Facebook page.
ReplyDeleteThis past week was hard for me with the class online. I feel that I wasn't very connected and am just now realizing that I definetly missed activities that we needed to do! -Carmen
ReplyDeleteI was also feeling a bit scattered, Carmen, even though I don't think I forgot anything. I'm just not used to a completely online environment; for some reason it's disorientating. I imagine if it was always online, I would be used to it, but I still don't think I prefer it. I definitely miss the interaction we have when we're in the classroom. It just adds something extra to the atmosphere when we're together in person.
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