class+notes+on+june+25

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Class Notes 1. Feedback on marks. - Blog once a week and tag at least 3 websites a week. - Kevin made it clear that we can set up our blog to be private - Few class discussions on the portfolio and readings.

2. Online learning: - Begins with Distance Education/Correspondence courses (Does not work well because there is limited accountability and support. -  Models such as Web CT/ Blackboard. -  Sometimes there is no direct contact with instructor. Tutor marker is hired and responsible for all the markings. -  Few challenges such as creating community. CURRENT TREND (Blended Model) is great where the method of instruction is face to face supplemented with online support. Few other advantages such as building classroom community, relationship between teacher and students, interactions among peers.

3. [|Kevin’s Elluminate] page: - Great tool to share information among various people in an online environment. - You can transmit audio, add videos; send files as an attachment, share applications. - Useful tool for online training tutorials. - Set up a priority by assigning numbers such as 1, 2 and so on to the users. Very much similar to the classroom environment where student raises his/her hand to speak or to ask some question. - It is free for up to 3 users working simultaneously otherwise you need to have a license. - Teachers are allowed to have their own room and it is free for teachers across the province.

4. Digital Story Sharing: - Kevin explained how to save and upload the digital stories. - There is no need to worry about the protection of the names if you are sharing just in the class. - You have to have a permission from parent to disclose the name of students if you chose to publish it online such as you tube.

5. Class Presentations - Jing – by Curtis - It is FREE. - Great tool to model the assessment process by showing and explaining the teacher process of marking to the students. There are tools such as highlighting, arrow, text boxes, and physical graphic boxes. - Useful for highlighting the comments and a teacher can incorporate rubric into it as well. - Screen capturing with videos and pictures. It has limitation of 5 minutes max.

Shannon - Animation and Simulation in physics classroom.

Isamu- You tube in education. - Had a class discussion regarding some benefits and disadvantages of you tube in Education Benefits: - Used as a Hook for Inspiration, Storytelling, Supporting notes, Extension such as music, lead discussions based on the video shown in the class and creating tutorials. Disadvantages: - It can be a distraction. - There could be some bad comments. - Misinterpretaton of student work, Quality isuue etc. Isamu also showed us how to upload videos using quietube where videos can be free of advertisement.