Assignments

//During this online course you will be building and exploring your own Personal Learning Environment (PLE). // Dr. Daniel R. Tobin explains Personal Learning Environment in this way: //While many employers promise that every employee will receive one or two weeks of training per year, learning should take place every day on the job. Learning doesn't take place just in training programs, but should be part of every employee's everyday activities. You learn every time you read a book or article, every time you observe how someone else is doing work similar to your own, every time you ask a question. An important part of learning is to build your own personal learning environment-- a group of people who can guide your learning, point you to learning opportunities, answer your questions, and give you the benefit of their own knowledge and experience.// (Daniel R. Tobin, Ph.D.)

The course will enrich your personal learning environment by exploring and integrating the use of online tools. As you fill your digital toolbox, you will learn new skills to use in the classroom that will address the learning styles of our digital learners.

Here are a few definitions of widely used terms that may be used during the duration of this course (so we are all on the same page):


 * [|Web 2.0] is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users ( the read/write web ). These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs...
 * Read / Write Web - A term used for the interactivity and ability of web consumers to read, write, edit, and publish to the web.
 * ILT - Information LIteracy and Technology
 * Posting - The process of creating or editing and saving information on a wiki or blog site
 * Upload / Download - Copying files from your computer to a server or website (upload) or from the website or server to your computer (download)

__EXAMPLES:__
Below is a collection of 3 different videos created by Common Craft. Together they demonstrate the concepts of what has been defined as the social web. This is the essence of web 2.0, the ability to read and write on the web. The three videos are: You will need the YouTube override to view the videos in DPS.
 * **Social Media**
 * **Social Networking**
 * **Networked Student** (are we ready, social enough, to help these students?)

__**INTRODUCTORY CLASS MEETING:**__ Set up accounts for
 * WikiSpaces
 * EduBlogs
 * Google

**__ASSIGNMENT:__**
====**1)** **Use of the Discussion Tab **above. Post a new question/topic and comment to someone else's post. We encourage you to use this Discussion tab on each topic page as a place to ask for help if you get stuck or have a question. __Fellow classmates__ OR __The instructors can respond to help__. We are part of the same personal learning environment (PLE). **Reminder:** each wiki __page__ will have its own discussion tab. Post your question to the wiki page with the correct topic.====

====**2)** Visit our course blog and respond (comment) to the Topic 1 blog post "What does it mean to be literate in the Digital age?"==== ====**3)** An avatar is a computer user's representation of himself/herself //(wikipedia).// Create or find an avatar that you would like to use, and use it for both your Wiki and Blog account.==== ====**4)** Complete your information on the Classmates page ( listed immediately below the link for this page ) This should get you familiar with how to add information to a Wiki page. You will be asked to work in groups for later topics, so please make sure you place your information in the correct group ( Elementary PK-5 or Secondary 6-12). Reminder: When you finish a module (topic), email the instructor to let them know you are ready for them to check your work. ====

What is a wiki?
====A **wi****ki** is a quick, easy way to make an easy, quick website!. Creating content on a wiki page is as simple as clicking an "edit" button, then typing (or pasting a picture). In other words, a wiki is like a blank webpage you can write on with simple tools--text, photos, graphics, videos, links and more. ANYONE CAN DO IT! Wikis are a document-based model, where each page is part of a complete site. Wikis are sometime used as collaborative websites because the owner can "invite" others to be members of the page. This gives the invitee the ability to add content to the wiki pages as well. Now THAT's collaboration!====

**Wikis in Plain English**
====Here's a short video from the amazing folks at Common Craft that will help to explain what a wiki is and how it works: **EXAMP****LES** http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com Outstanding 5th grade teacher, Pennsylvania http://msfrachetti.wikispaces.com Librarian at Bill Roberts K-8-DPS http://guyer.wikispaces.com/ Fantastic 5th grade teacher at Howell K-8-DPS http://mrsbeej.wikispaces.com Fourth grade teacher at Bill Roberts K-8-DPS http://gwhsibphysics.wikispaces.com AP Science teachers at George Washington High School-DPS [|http://mrcroghan.wikispaces.com/] 7th grade social studies teacher at Grant Middle School-DPS ATN Reading Lists Over 1400 reading lists from **//All Together Now//** by theme, subject area, author and more. "By using wikispaces, the lists can be updated, added to, deleted from, corrected, etc. by librarians all over the world. How exciting is that!!" [|Electronic Literature Organization - Library of Congress/Archive-It Project] Yes, the Library of Congress is using a wiki!====

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====1) Choose a wiki to use (all these are free!) Wikispaces One of the most popular wiki sites for educators. [|PBWorks] An easy-to-use (but graphically limited) site. The host site for this ILT Workshop wiki. [|WetPaint] A fine wiki tool with lots of good templates--visually pleasing and easy to use. It's now advertising-free for education. [|PikiWiki] A relative newcomer, it has good "drag and drop" features for adding and editing photos, videos and sound. Bright, kid-friendly graphics. [|GeniusWiki] Has some nice features, very simple. 2) Create an account (YES, you can use your DPS username and YES, you can use your DPS outlook password and YES, you can use your DPS email--no spamming, I promise!) 3) You will need THREE pages: a home page (welcoming a visitor to your wiki); an assignment page (where you will be posting your lesson plan with technology project); and a reflection page. ====

====**TUTORIALS:** http://wikis4classrooms.wikispaces.com/How+to+Make+One This is a great tutorial on making a wiki. BE SURE TO check the "help" section for the wiki site itself. Each has a tutorial that will guide you through. ==== == //Class website:// Post up-to-date class information, assignments, websites and student projects.
 * CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS **

//Group projects:// Students work together in one place to research, outline, draft, and edit projects within the wiki

//Assignments:// Post homework, course materials, study guides, and more.

//Resource Collections:// Organize articles, websites, videos, and other resources for students

//Peer Review:// Post questions for student brainstorming, or have students post papers for peer feedback

//Group FAQ:// Students and/or teachers post and respond to questions on a given topic

//Parent Involvement:// Give parents a chance to be a part of the classroom and stay up to date on classroom news and events

//Online Newspaper:// Create a student-published online newspaper

== [|WikiMatrix] allows users to compare nearly 100 wiki services and their features side-by-side. Includes popular services such as PBWiki, Wikia, and Wikispaces, as well as several lesser-known wikis.
 * OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: **

Wiki instructions/uses (Carolyn Foote) For a workshop, includes handouts on using pbwiki and wetpaint; ways to use wikis; links to examples of high school uses.

[] From Margie Brown

[|Wiki Basics from TeachersFirst.com] Always a great source of information

Grazing for Digital Natives (Jen Dorman) This is a professional development resource for teachers seeking to incorporate technology intro their teaching. Topics include: blogs, podcasts, wikis, digital storytelling, and social learning.

Don't miss the fantastic list of educational blogs

[|Glorified Whiteboard.Edutopia] Edutopia magazine article focusing on one teacher's exemplary use of wikis in her classroom.

Educational WIkis a wiki all about wikis

[|How would you use PBWiki in the classroom?] 15 good ideas for using a wiki in education

[|Think WIkis] Basic info about wikis, how to use them in education, examples, hosting sites and more.

[|Using Blogs and Wikis for Your Portfolio] A slideshow full of good ideas for creating your own professional portfolio--or for students to highlight their own work.

[|The Way of the Wiki: Building Online Creativity and Cooperation] from Edutopia

[|Wiki Tool Box--30 Wiki Tools and Resources]

[|Wiki Wisdom: Lessons for Educators]

http://workingonawiki.wikispaces.com Tips and tricks
 * //Other Great Resources//**

http://gettingtrickywithwikis.wikispaces.com Looking to add a special feature?

http://wikiwhileyouwork.wikispaces.com/ Applications of the wiki

[] Looking to add a clock? A word-of-the-day? Any widget?

====**__INTRODUCTION:__** Blogs: Since the beginning of the Internet, people have looked for new ways to communicate. Some forms of communication work best between two individuals, while other forms work better for groups. Blogs are a form of communication well suited to one person communicating with a group. Blogs gained in popularity partly due to an underlying technology called RSS that made it simple to keep up with new blog content. Let's explore these conjoined technologies, blogs and RSS. Blog: What is a 'Blog'? The term blog is short for web log sort of like a captain's log only in the form of a web site. While there is no strict definition of blog that is written in stone (this is the Internet after all), a blog is an online journal, one that usually contains links to other sites. Most blogs are updated frequently, and may or may not invite their readership to participate by leaving comments. Blogs may be restricted to only a single topic, while others ramble on about anything and everything. Some are just plain silly, while others serve as a useful forum for the discussion of ideas and the creation of learning communities. Blogs are most often, but not always, the work of individuals. If you are still confused about what a blog is, try watching this Common Craft Video: Blogging in Plain English. As part of an ongoing blogging activity, it is time to try your hand at creating a blog. We'll be adding more to this assignment as the class goes on. As an example of a blog, here is my own:@http://villagegreen.edublogs.org/. RSS: RSS, aka Really Simple Syndication, aka Rich Site Summary, is a web protocol that allows individuals to collect updates from web sites. Seems simple. Okay, so what's the big deal? I can just open the web page to see what is new, right? Well, imagine trying to keep track of 40 or 50 different sources of information. Some of these sources are professional, some are personal. Some are updated many times each day, some may not be updated every week. You could waste some serious time compulsively visiting each and every site many times a day just on the off chance someone might have posted something (not that I've ever done that!). Sort of like checking to see if the mail man has delivered the mail, and then even after the mail has been delivered, checking just to make sure you didn't miss anything (not that I've done that either!). What if there were a way to automate the checking part, so you didn't have to? After all, that is what computers do very well: boring, repetitive tasks. Watch the following video for a simple explanation of RSS: Common Craft Video: RSS in Plain English @http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english **EXAMPLES of Edubloggers (educators who blog or those who blog about education)****:** Will Richardson, the original educational blogger @http://weblogg-ed.com/ Kathy Schrock, the original educational cybernaut @http://kathyschrock.net/blog/ Bud Hunt, Colorado's own podcaster, Bud the Teacher @http://budtheteacher.com/blog/ Karl Fisch, author of Did You Know / Shift Happens @http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/ Mr. C's Classroom Blog, teacher using a blog to facilitate classroom discussions @http://mrcsclassblog.blogspot.com/ International Edubloggers Directory, search by name or by country @http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com/ |||| = __MSG_countdown__ || |||| || |||| || ||<  ||> Gadgets powered by Google || **ASSIGNMENT ****(Study and Demonstration Piece)**: 1) Articles (read two): > @http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/mgilman/webpageslesley/website/pdfresources/reading%20and%20writing%20with%20Blogs.pdf Courtesy ISTE vol.31 no. 2, 2003 > @http://www.lesley.edu/faculty/mgilman/webpageslesley/website/pdfresources/mining%20the%20Internet%20Weblogs.pdf Courtesy ISTE vol 31 no, 1, 2003 > @http://www.elearnspace.org/Articles/blogging_part_1.htm > @http://www.weblogg-ed.com/why-weblogs and the companion video [] 2) Sign up for a free blog account at [|Edublogs.org]. Follow the on screen directions to set up your account and write down your blog information, including the blog address. **If you are more familiar with another blog service, please go ahead and use it, just make sure that you have your discussion options set so others can post without everyone having to create an account on every different blog service.** 3) Write a post introducing yourself. Remember that this information is visible on the Internet and should **not** contain personal information like your phone number, address, social security number, credit card, etc. 4) Post your blog address on this wiki page so that others can check it out. 5) Set up an iGoogle, Pageflakes, or other RSS reader and subscribe to the other blogs from this class to help keep up with each others' posts. iGoogle accounts are customizable home pages for Google that come with signing up for any other Google service. 6) Add a second post to your blog describing your experience with blogs and RSS. How could you use these in your classroom? Don't forget to comment on other people's posts. ** REMINDERS: ** 1. Respond to the Course __**Blog Post**__ (Collaboration & Reflection) 2. Record / save your username and password in a location you will remember. 3. Email the Lead Instructor once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work. 4. Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC). 5. Collect the assignment parts to your wiki as it will be part of your final project for this course. ** TUTORIALS:** Want some help with using Edublogs to its fullest? Try these videos []. If you need it, here is an additional [|video tutorial] on using WordPress, the blog software used by Edublogs. This video is hosted by YouTube, which is blocked at school unless you have a school override. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS: ** Collection of 21 different ways blogs are used in the classroom. Each use is described and linked to an example. @http://villagegreen.edublogs.org/category/edublogs/ **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Support Blogging! Wiki collection of school bloggers @http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers Additional Blog Services ** ====
 * Scaffolding for Struggling Students: Reading and Writing with Blogs
 * Writing with Weblogs: Reinventing Student Journals
 * The Art of Blogging, Part 1
 * weblogg-ed, the read/write web in the classroom educational weblog
 * For more help on setting up an iGoogle page, check this wiki @http://www.wikihow.com/Use-iGoogle . For pointers on adding RSS feeds to an iGoogle page, there's a wiki for that here: @http://www.wikihow.com/Add-RSS-Feeds-to-Your-Google-Personalized-Homepage.
 * Pageflakes FAQ to answer any question you may have about setting up and using Pageflakes: @http://forums.pageflakes.com/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=76&sid=e8b5ae2d64739b2479df9054358f681d.
 * Blogger from Google []
 * WordPress []
 * 21Classes - blogs for classrooms and students []
 * Class Blogmeister - Student blogs from David Warlick []

Module 4

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**INTRODUCTION** //The New Oxford American Dictionary// defines podcast as “a digital recording of a radio broadcast or similar program, made available on the Internet for downloading to a personal audio player.” In other words, it’s a digital audio file that’s created, shared, and heard. But what makes it a podcast (and not just a audio post) is that is is a SERIES of audio files.
 * What is a podcast?**

Although many podcasts contain only music or only speaking, others are a creative mix of voice, music, and sounds. Some now include video or photos (these are called "vodcasts"). There is a wide variety of content, such as National Public Radio programming, university lectures, international news updates, new band music, or individuals' views of a political issue. Podcasts range in length from a few minutes to several hours.

A short movie to help explain podcasting, from the good folks at Common Craft:
 * Podcasting in Plain English**


 * Did you know...**
 * You do not need an iPod to create or view podcasts. There has been a small movement to change the name to Netcasting to clear this confusion.
 * Podcasts can be either audio, audio with still images (enhanced podcast), video (vodcast) or .pdf document formats. As the technology evolves, other formats may be added.
 * Podcasting works like a magazine subscription. You subscribe to a podcast and the latest episode is sent directly to iTunes or your podcast program of choice. Instead of having to go out and seek updated content, your podcast aggregator (e.g. iTunes) checks for you and you can automatically receive the latest episode of the podcast as it is published.
 * Many times you can 'Get' past episodes of podcasts through programs like iTunes or Democracy.
 * If you choose to use an iPod to view podcasts, your iPod will automatically sync to the latest episodes of the podcasts you subscribe when you connect the iPod to your computer (if you use iTunes, you can actually change this so that you only sync what you want to sync).

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**EXAMPLES** If you looking for a podcast in a particular area, there are variety of good search engines to locate podcasts. Try one or more of these:
 * [|Education Podcast Network] Podcasts for teachers by teachers. Search by content, hear student projects by grade level.
 * [|Find Podcast] A directory where you can search in categories much like the site above, but a nice addition is "kids and teens." Check out new podcasts, rated podcasts, or popular podcasts, too.
 * [|FireAnt] Discover, watch and subscribe to podcasts and vodcasts (video podcasts).
 * [|Podcast Alley] Pick a podcast genre, and you'll receive a list of podcasts to take a listen to. Genres include, but aren't limited to: business, cultural/political, environment, movies/films, sports, technology, comedy, travel.
 * [|Podcast Pickle] Search by tag, topic, category or see and hear the top-rated podcasts
 * [|Podcasting News (K-12 Education)] Both a directory and a news source for information about podcasting.
 * [|Podscope] An audio and video search engine. The search engine that can find podcasts according to the words spoken during them. A great tool to zero in on content of interest to you.
 * [|Podanza] Search by category, see featured podcasts in each category, or search by content and keyword

If you are looking for some great classroom podcasts, check these out:
 * [|Speaking of History]
 * [|Matt's Today in History]
 * [|Room 208 Podcast]
 * [|Mr. Mayo's Audio Page]
 * [|Coulee Kids Podcast]
 * [|Mrs. D's Producers]
 * Tracy B's 1st Grade wiki and podcast
 * [|Mrs. Berthiume's 1st Grade Podcast]
 * [|Mrs. Wieland's Class podcast] (New Jersey - uses Podomatic)
 * [|Mustang News Radio]: The official radio broadcast created by the students of Monroe Road Elementary School
 * [|Radio WillowWeb] - [|Radio WillowWeb Planning Guide] (pdf)
 * [|Year 6/7 Blog]
 * [|More classroom podcast examples]
 * [|Langwitches] (ESL podcasting)
 * [|TechTime with Mr. S] (Computer lab podcast: Bob Sprankle)
 * [|Mother's Day Podcasts 2009] (from Oklahoma PreK students)
 * [|Mother's Day Podcasts] from Carol Ann [|McGuire]'s students
 * [|Rock Our World] (an international project using podcasting and videoconferencing)
 * [|Sherry Hatcher's 4th Grade Podcasts from Del City, Oklahoma]
 * [|Mr Hardy's French Class podcast] (Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Texas) - [|L’histoire de Bob et de Marie]
 * [|Mr Hardy's French Class podcast] (Carrollton-Farmers Branch, Texas) - [|L’histoire de Bob et de Marie]

== <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">ASSIGNMENT ** 1. Sign up for an account at [].

2. Using a headset or your computer's microphone, record two podcasts (one instructional and one as an example of what the students should produce).

3. Copy the embedded coding from each podcast and embed it in your wiki with the accompanying lesson plan.

4. Complete your information on the Class Podcast page ( listed immediately below the link for this page )

5. Respond to the topic on the Course Blog

<span style="color: #f90606; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Reminder: <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">When you finish a module (topic), email the instructor to let them know you are ready for them to check your work. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1. Respond to the Course __**Blog Post**__.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">REMINDERS: **

2. Record / save your username and password in a location you will remember.

3. Email the Lead Instructor once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work.

4. Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).

==
 * TUTORIALS**

An easy to follow tutorial for an easy to use tool!

== [] Cross-curricular ideas on using podcasting in the classroom
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS **

== <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[] John Larkin hosts this fantastic site, rich in resources on most technology tools. As a classroom teacher, John offers many examples of podcasting in the classroom as well as other information including rubrics for evaluating student work as well as your own.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES **

Module 5

Simply stated, an online tool is an application or program that can be used on the internet. These applications can be used for anything including keeping track of changes on your favorite website (RSS - module 3), keeping track of and sharing bookmarks, posting photos and videos, quizzing or taking polls, and creating and posting slide show presentations; and this just barely scratches the surface.
 * INTRODUCTION:**

A definition from Wikipedia states "//In software engineering, a web application is an application that is accessed via a web browser over a network such as the Internet or an intranet. The term may also mean a computer software application that is hosted in a browser-controlled environment (e.g. a Java applet) or coded in a browser-supported language (such as JavaScript, combined with a browser-rendered markup language like HTML) and reliant on a common web browser to render the application executable. Web applications are popular due to the ubiquity of web browsers, and the convenience of using a web browser as a client, sometimes called a thin client. The ability to update and maintain web applications without distributing and installing software on potentially thousands of client computers is a key reason for their popularity, as is the inherent support for cross-platform compatibility. Common web applications include webmail, online retail sales, online auctions, wikis and many other functions."//

Two of the **BEST** sites for locating online web 2.0 tools are: Cool Tools for Schools Go 2 Web 2.0 Online Applications Index.

Types of tools: > - Upload and edit pictures and videos, create online presentations (Powerpoints), create and edit audio and music, draw and paint. > - Online calendar, note collection, visual graphic organizer, online office suite, file storage > - Conversion tools for files, sound, video etc., files transfer, > - Social bookmarking sites, Wikis > - Search engines, dictionaries, thesaures, tutorials, wikipedia
 * Creativity tools
 * Organization tools
 * Utility tools
 * Collaboration tools
 * Reference Tools

EXAMPLES:**
 * [[image:EG_Logo.JPG width="51" height="52" caption="EG_Logo.JPG"]]
 * ~ Creativity Tools || 280 Slides || Blabberize || Voicethread || Wordle || Picasa ||
 * ~ Organizational Tools || Google Docs || Webspiration || Dipity || Evernote || Sign up Genius ||
 * ~ Utility Tools || Zamzar || Picnik || PDF Text Online || Drop Box || File Den ||
 * ~ Collaboration Tools || Delicious || Diigo || Thinkature || Glogster || Google Docs ||
 * ~ Reference/Tutorial Tools || Jog The Web || Lookah || Info Please || Arkive || [|Joongle] ||

ASSIGNMENT: **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:compass.jpg width="70" height="61" caption="compass.jpg"]]


 * 1)** Visit the two websites for Web 2.0 Tools (Cool Tools for Schools | Go 2 Web 2.0) and find 3 tools for each category listed above that you would like to explore. As you preview the tools consider which of the tools would be useful in your classroom as an instructional tool for your use, or as a tool for students to use as part of their learning.


 * 2)** Post a list of the 15 tools (at least 3 for each category) that you explore on your Wiki page. You can create a table such as the one above if that helps you organize your list. After you have your list of tools posted to your wiki site please add a link to that wiki page on the Class Tools link above to the left.


 * 3)** Write 2 different learning activities / lesson plans that incorporate any 2 of the tools you explored:
 * One activity should focus on your use of a tool for instruction with students.
 * The second activity should incorporate the use of an online tool by the students to support their learning.


 * 4)** On the same page that includes your list from step 2, post the 2 activities or lesson plans.

REMINDERS: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Respond to the Course __**Blog Post**__ - Email the Lead Instructor once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work. - Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).
 * 5)** Post your comment to the class Blog for the Module 5 topic.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">

Module 6

How much can you trust the information you find? How can you authenticate your resources? Is literacy for web pages different from literacy for other written material?
 * INTRODUCTION:**

ASSIGNMENT: ** 1) Read through the material on pages 9 through 19 of the Alan November Workshop Workbook . 2) Complete the activities and questions interspersed through pages 9 to 19 of the Alan November Workshop Workbook. 3) Take the Alan November quiz to gage your Information Literacy. 4) Read the Course Blog post and leave a comment reflecting your learning from the November materials above. 5) Become a web detective. Select a website of your own choosing and see what you can find out about it using tools (Wayback Machine, links to and from a site) mentioned in the November document and others listed below. 6) Post your selected site and a summary of the information collected on the Class Literacy page for this module. 7) Post your information from #6 to your own personal wiki page. 8) Post a reflection about literacy and your detective work (think implications for privacy) to your personal blog, this may be similar to your course blog comment for this module. REMINDERS: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">- Respond to the Course __**Blog Post**__ - Email the Lead Instructor once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work. - Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:compass.jpg width="70" height="61" caption="compass.jpg"]]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">Understanding how web addresses are put together is an essential part of November's REAL acronym. Watch this video from the Babson Library at Springfield College, Springfield, MA to see the parts of a web address, and the role they play in searching. @http://a10.video.blip.tv/1400002162242/BabsonLibrary-UsingSearchEngines745.swf ** [|November Learning » Information Literacy Resources]
 * TUTORIALS:

OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: ** Future Fundamentals by Howard Rheingold 6 minute Howard Rheingold video outlining 21st Century Literacy (blocked in DPS, requires use of YouTube override) [|Media Literacy | Overview] [|Fact or Folly - For Teachers | Introduction] [|Warlick's CoLearners | Main / RedefiningLiteracyForThe21stCentury browse] [|Warlick's CoLearners | Main / HomePage browse] [|My own collection of Web Authenticity resources]
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:info.jpg width="58" height="58" caption="info.jpg"]]

WEB DETECTIVE TOOLS ** Wayback machine - @http://www.archive.org Domain Name Registrations - WHOIS search - @http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp IP Lookup - @http://www.ip2location.com/free.asp Whitepages - @http://www.411.com/ Google Maps - @http://maps.google.com/ Cell phone tracker - @http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/phone-location/ Public records property search - @http://www.netronline.com/public_records.htm
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:sherlock-holmes-Hat.jpg width="62" height="49" caption="sherlock-holmes-Hat.jpg"]]

Module 7

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**Lead Instructors: Terrie Richardson (****terrie_richardson@dpsk12.org** **) and Erin Magley (****erin_magley@dpsk12.org** **)**

INTRODUCTION:** <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">If a picture is worth a thousand words then what is video worth? The world is now multimedia-centric. All over the Internet, pictures are shared, slideshows are being created and videos and music are uploaded to sites like YouTube and TeacherTube every day. Video and audio are integral parts of web 2.0, from blip.tv to musical mashups, instant messaging to web conferencing. Photo sharing sites such as Flickr not only allow users to share personal photographs but are widely used as photo repositories. Like the video hosting sites, the photo sharing sites incorporate innovative social tools which allow photos to be tagged and browsed by users. Flickr now contains over 2 billion images. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">
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There are a variety of tools that allow you to edit and share photos online. Much like del.icio.us allows you to keep track of and share Internet bookmarks. In Flickr, for example, you can choose to make your photos public (so any and everyone can view them) or keep them private (so that only you or a select group of friends can see them). Looking for tools to edit your photos without spending a ton of money for a Photoshop? There are many online or downloadable tools that allow you to do some simple editing of photos. Two that we make use of are Photoshop Express (provides online editing on the Mac or PC), Picnik (online editing on the Mac or PC) or Picasa (which is downloadable from Google and allows editing and slideshow creation and sharing on the PC). If sharing photos is your goal then Flickr is a perfect tool for the job.

EXAMPLES:**
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**teachertube**, **youtube** , **schooltube** - educational videos spanning all content areas **iTunes** - Itunes University, ELL podcasts, foreign language learning (free download here)
 * Cool Tools for Schools** - a wide variety of 2.0 tools
 * blip.tv** -More than 48,000 independently produced Web shows reaching over 22,000,000 people. 2.4 million episodes available.
 * Slidesix** - multimedia content sharing
 * Vimeo** - a respectful community of creative people who are passionate about sharing the videos they make.
 * flickr** - image warehouse, creative commons (free use images)
 * snapfish** - image upload for sharing with anybody
 * picasa** - image warehouse, make collages out of images
 * photoshop express** - upload, manage and share your images. Group albums allow a group of people to share photos in one place. Invite them to post, edit and add comments.
 * picnik** - fun with images
 * sliderocket** - high quality online slideshow creation and presentation
 * voicethread** - collaboarative audio and visual presentation creation
 * <span class="wiki_link_ext">Mashups ** - (defnition)


 * **Musical Mashups** - combining multiple musical sources to create new content
 * **Video Mashups** - combining multiple musical sources to create new content
 * **Mashup Awards** - The best mashups on the web

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> ASSIGNMENT: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">View each of the above media tools and post a short review on **3** of them addressing how they could be used with students on your personal wiki, then post the link to the Class Online Media page.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Learn about copyright issues regarding ethical use and copyright use for consumption and production of online media:
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Watch the Disney copyright video
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Explore the following copyright websites.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Copyright Bay
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">CyberBee
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">DPS Copyright Issues and Information for Teachers
 * 8) Explore the following websited for MLA and citing sources
 * 9) MLA Formatting Style Guide (Purdue) Website
 * 10) Copyright Website
 * 11) David Warlick's Landmark Citation Machine
 * 12) Easy Bib
 * 13) Comment on the Course Blog regarding Copyright issues (See step 4 - 2 below).
 * 14) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Create an online media presentation teaching content to your students and post the link to it on the Class Online Media class wiki page and then to your personal wiki.
 * 15) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example Secondary English Language Arts
 * 16) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example Secondary Math
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Example Elementary Science: LIfe Cylce
 * 18) On the Course Blog, respond to the following:
 * 19) Why are online media tools considered effective teaching instruments?
 * 20) Discuss how you feel about the copyright issues as they pertain to online media and what you plan to share with your kids about ethical use and copyright on the course blog.

REMINDERS: ** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">1. Respond to the Course Blog post and your personal Blog. 2. Email the Lead Instructors once you have completed a module/topic, so we can review your work. 3. Use the Discussion Tab above if you get stuck or have questions that an instructor or fellow student in this class can help you answer - we are all part of your Personal Learning Community (PLC).
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Flickr Getting Started.pdf VOICETHREAD
 * TUTORIALS:**

CLASSROOM CONNECTIONS: **
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 * Present your lectures in an online media format that students access outside of classtime to allow class time to be dedicated to creating more one on one content synthesis.
 * Online media presentations used for detailed explanations of content pieces often misunderstood by students.
 * Allow students to collaborate via the online media tools for shared content creation.
 * Students use these tools to create presentation of content that has a worldwide audience/parents.
 * The above student created content could then be shared as a body of evidence via virtual conferences.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES: **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/pdf.png width="32" height="32" link="file/view/Classroom Uses.pdf"]] Classroom Uses.pdf - Classroom applications for digital images.
 * **[|pics4learning]** - copyright friendly image library
 * Try Getting Tricky with Wikis to enhance your wiki's look and capabilities.