Week 6: Can GoogleDocs Cure Computer Viruses?

I'm sure by now that everyone has the mad skills to work for Apple or Microsoft? are you a Mac or a PC?

This week: I will finish the discussion of how to use GoogleDocs to collaborate on the narratives for NETS I. Technically, the narratives are part of your final assignment, but I want to ensure everyone knows the correct way to write the narratives as early as possible. We will also discuss how to upload your newsletters to your blog and how to label your artifacts on your blog to meet the NETS-T! Then, we will discuss the PowerPoint assignment. . .phew.

Journal 5: This is the last journal in the Journal 1-5 assignment. "Collaboration in aWeb 2.0 Environment", by Glen Bull in the Apr 06 issue of L&L. If you were one of the early readers of this blog (. . darn you, Mike and Kristen), you may have noticed that I accidentally posted the same article from Journal 3. . .that is now corrected (or perhaps it really never happened ;-)

This week's Question: In all of your school experience, who was your favorite teacher and why? Would you like to become the same type of teacher?

Week 5: Can You Step into the Same TaskStream Twice?

Check out the cool picture. . .I wish it were me, but it is Evan(a recent CSUSM grad), one of the people with whom I was snowboarding (I did; however, take the pic w/my iPhone and do the cool text and color effect with Photoshop ;-)

As I am still recovering from my short vacation - and over 4ft of fresh powder in 4 days - I haven't had time to do much grading this week. Don't say I didn't warn you.

This week: I believe that we do have almost everyone entered into TaskStream so we will discuss this tool as well as discuss GoogleDocs as a collaborative tool to assist each other on the required narratives. Check out webCT for a sample of how the narratives might be written.
Narratives Using GoogleDocs:
1. You will begin to write the narrative for NETS-I using Google Docs. (I will go over the process in class)
2. Invite 2 peers to view and comment on your narrative. Everyone should use his/her Gmail Account.
3. After addressing the feedback from your peers, you will submit your narrative in the text section of TaskStream.
4. Then, you will request feedback and leave a comment on TaskStream telling me which peer revisions you made!


Journal 4: "Create, Collaborate, Communicate: Empowering Students With 21st Century Skills", by Chris Riedel. Note: this is from T-H-E Journal, not ISTE's L&L!!!!

This Week's Question: What is your all-time or current favorite teacher movie and why?

Week 4: Is Social Bookmarking Considered Tagging?

As we start the forth week of your new conversion to TechnoGeek (although some of already had it in you), you should be developing the mad skillz of the students you will be teaching.

I have graded all of the Intro letters and the EdTechProfiles, so either look for your grade or check to see if you find the assignment back in your inbox. . .

This week: we will discover the amazing world of social bookmarking and begin to learn how to navigate TaskStream.

Journal 3: "Keep Them Chatting", by Jennie Cole in the Feb 09 issue of L&L.
NOTE: Don't forget to follow the Journal article format, e.g., the title of the post should be Journal 1, Journal 2, etc., the APA citation should be created using Citation Machine, and the 2 Questions and Answers should stand out to the reader (me!).

This week's Question: What is your current favorite or all time favorite book or author? Catcher in the Rye is my all-time favorite book and Tortilla Curtain, by T.C. Boyle, is my contemporary favorite novel.

Week 3: Do you need permission slips for a virtual field trip?

By now, I hope everyone is getting up to speed on the workings of the course. . .you may by this time have mastered webCT, bought a mac and entered the blogosphere. . .phew, that is quite an accomplishment.

I expect the EdTechProfile to be complete, the intro letter finished and your blog up and running. . .and you may or may not have completed Journal 1.

This week: we are going to work on the newsletter and if time permits, we will get into TaskStream and the NETS

Journal #2: "Museums in the Classroom", page 36 of the February 2009 issue of L&L. . .Don't forget to use the Citation Machine to cite the source.

This week's Question: What is your current favorite band/musician/or music? Notice I said "current favorite" so you are not committed to this forever ;-)