Transcript Group Project - Butler at UTB / FrontPage

Your client:
Dr. Janice Butler
 An introductory (orientation) module
 Purpose - prepare students for the technology
 Add instruction for one more Web 2.0 tool
 Glogster
 Sketchcast
 Ning?
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 Must be innovative, creative, fun – think outside the
box
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Scavenger hunt with treasure map
Online murder mystery
Games
Student-centered learning
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 Matching theme of course
 http://gemini.utb.edu/jbutler/6341/41tech_orientation
.htm
 K-12 teachers
 Might be first of two courses in the program (some have
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had 6340 or are taking it with 6341)
Appropriate for secondary students, also
Digital immigrants – what does that mean?
Varying levels of technology expertise – assume nothing
High motivation to succeed
May be returning to school for the first time in years
Probably don’t know what Web 2.0 means
 Model good pedagogy
 Conduct research on adult audiences
 Synchronous vs. asynchronous or combined
 Web 2.0
 Digital immigrants
 Be interactive
 Be engaging
 Have very detailed instructions
 Be creative
 Be fun
 Promote learning and collaboration
 Wimba – log on, attend class and upload self portrait ppt
 Can be the same tutorial that I already use – but make
changes in instruction (different topic for ppt?)
 Wiki
 Add content to page
 Create their own wiki and post the address to the main course
page
 ?? Set up Glogster account – they will have to glog the
solution to the murder mystery (glog the intro?)
 Create framework for e-Portfolio –
 Make a template for them
 Show them how to add to their wiki
 How to set up template – Pbwiki has lots of tutorials – ask for
address
 How to find and post URLs
 Can use the tutorial that I have – can use another or do
something else creative
 Lesson on how to without it being part of the “grade”
 I am open to other topics you believe should be
covered in the orientation
 Platform
 Wiki?
 Course?
 Webpage?
 Assessment –
 Allocate total points
 How much for each step?
 Design rubric
 Presentation
 How?
 Who?
 Roles of each person within team
 Posted in wiki
 Rough timeline (corresponding to calendar