Scott's+Notes

EDUC482-May14 Scott Barnes

Project Based Learning

"What is our objective?" rather than "What activity will we be doing (what PLO can I tick off)" Watch out, because loosening the reigns allows for 'dangerous' amounts of freedom to toss balls of paper


 * Life Experiences**

What is the difference between teaching 'at risk' versus 'stable' children What is the difference between teaching 'international' versus 'stationary' students


 * Artifact of Learning**

If one poster board can be re submitted, is it an artifact of learning or a liability?


 * Social Bookmarking**

Delicious, Furl, Digg - Social Bookmarking has evolved, the trick isn't always to chose the 'best' tool, but the one that works 'best for you'


 * Blogging in Class**

Safety and security; how do you protect the youth from 'Net Trolls' How do you role model respectful behavior How do I reach critical mass? What can I post?


 * EDUC482 - May 21 Scott Barnes**

__IRP__Mandate - you must teach what is in this Integrated Resource Package (IRP)You are expected to cover roughly 80% of the Prescribed Learning Outcomes (PLOs) for any given topicPLOs are accompanied by Suggested Achievement Indicators (SAI) User of Technology - Role with Technology - Inquire - Creative - Communicative - Critical Thinking - __PLO's__For PE, consider this: Rockstar has emphasized the [|personalization]  of the main protagonist by adding many [|RPG features] . Clothing, accessories, haircuts, jewelry, and tattoos are now available for purchase by CJ, and have more of an effect on [|non-player characters] ' reactions than the clothing in [|Vice City] . CJ's level of respect among his fellow recruits and street friends varies according to his **appearance and actions**, as do his relationships with his girlfriends. **Players must also ensure CJ eats to stay healthy and also exercises properly. The balance of food and physical activity has an effect on his appearance and physical attribute**s. [|[][|16][|]]

(Wikipedia, GTA SA) __Adaptive and Transformative Learning__Adaptive - doing the same thing you'd do otherwise but doing it onlineTransformative - doing something that otherwise would not be possible without the technology Instead of making a poster from digital images, try allowing the students to create a website, so they do not have to de-digitize the media. "A"Instead of writing to a pen pal, try IMing them, or e-mailing them. At this speed you transform what you are doing. "T" __Classroom Management__ Floor Plan - is your class setup to allow for teacher movement? Are all workstations accessible

For assessment - is group assessment fair? Is sharing workstations a good idea?

What do you do if happens? What is the power goes out during an electronic lesson?

__Inspiration__ A rough-draft program for sharing ideas when drafting projectsStoryboarding
 * EDUC482 - Jun 18**

Coming up - Short Paper (Max 10 Pages) criteria

Google spreadsheets - you can create a Multi-Platform spreadhseet You can then create a 'mash-up' (eg: interweaving hotel addresses and google maps)

iMovie - less accessible than pro tools

Clicker Systems - allow for polling, quizzing and survey But the responses are too simple - no text, open answers

WolframAlpha Publishers of Mathematica and other titles... Computational, quantified data All data is hooked up to their math engine - so they are giving away free software!?!