1a--Class+Tonight

October 27 2010
1. Review your unit plan for the sections that are not yet complete. We should be ready to write the unit summary, instructional procedures, assessment summary, and any other incomplete sections.We will be focusing on any additional formative assessments that are needed(self-checklists, self-reporting guidelines for the student etc.), and handouts for the unit. In addition: 2 We will go over the self-analysis you did last week, ** p. 5.05-5.06. ** 4. Do you need a template for their projects? See p. 6.10-6.14. 5. If your unit plan looks complete, get the ** Implementation Plan ** from the handouts page here, and create yours. 6. Next week, we will do the reflections for Portland State, and Showcase the following week, and then upload. Tonight and both of those sessions should be abbreviated sessions.
 * 3. Work through pages 6.02-6.09, **and then add those sections on the Unit Plan.

October 20 2010
Tonight, sessions will start getting quite a bit shorter. 1. Finish your student sample, and put it on your wiki page, if you did not get this done last week. 2**. Do page 5.03-5.04 **on your TappedIn Office Discussion, and discuss the problems and issues you see when you involve students in the assessment process. Later, find two classmates TappedIn office discussions--and respond to their comments. 3.** Do the self-analysis on p. 5.05-5.06 ** and be ready to share one that you have near the "Never" end of the scale, and one near the "Always" end of the scale. Also note at least one you would like to improve, as the book notes. 4. ** Work through p. 5.06-5.16, **and develop, revise, add to your assessment plan on your Unit Plan. Upload the new version of the Unit Plan with these changes. Develop the Assessments/Checklists/Rubrics for your Unit Plan and Student Sample. Use the resource disk samples and the Intel website, but also check Rubistar--it is the first place I go when I need to make a rubric or checklist. Intel bought the platform from Rubistar for their Assessing Projects, but Rubistar is still the best: [] We are almost done!
 * 5. Upload your newest version of your unit plan, and the assessments you create to your wiki page. **

October 13, 2010
1. Review pages 3.07-3.18, on uses of the Internet. Find Internet resources for your unit . For p. 3.09, See the resources disk and>Kathy Schrock, Discovery Education, has some excellent guides for evaluating web resources for different grade levels-- [] 2. Do the discussion online of p. 3.03 , on the discussion on my TappedIn Office(I am JaneK for doing a search for me--or search by my name, Jane Kurczak). Write a response to the question(1,2,3) that you are assigned, and then read the responses on the other two, and write a response to them. 3. To **do p.4.01, we are going to use our discussion interface on our class wiki** , and modify it a little. You will go to each classmate's page on the wiki, open and read their Unit Plan so far, look at their Powerpoint, and look at other documents they have uploaded. Then on the Discussion page of their wiki page, respond to the following 3-2-1 about their unit: THREE: Ask three questions about their unit. TWO: Note two things you like about their unit. ONE: Make one suggestion about their unit. Add one other suggestion about how they could incorporate the Internet in their unit. POST the response. Do this for several classmates.

4. Work through p.4.01-4.14
 * Create a student sample of what you think a typical student might create as the project fulfilling your unit project assignment. If you teach 2nd grade, it should look like what your typical 2nd grader would create. Upload your student sample to your wikipage. Be sure you name it with your name or initials to avoid confusion.

Update your unit plan, and upload the current version to your wiki page.

5. Finish the evening by responding to the reflection on p. 4.15 on the Discussions on your TappedIn office.

October 6, 2010
1. Copyright and Fair Use. Module 3, 3.05-3.06.. ---take copyright quiz ---view Copyright Chaos PowerPoint. 2. See a Fairy Use Tale, (if the Internet Works): media type="custom" key="7181337" 3. Work on a gauging needs assessment(if not completed yet) and an introductory powerpoint for your unit--p.2.15--2.25.If the Internet is still down,you can put the text content on your powerpoint slides, and add graphics later. Upload both the assessment and the powerpoint to your wiki page. 4. Works Cited with CitationMachine: 3 Module--Copyright 5. Examine pages 3.07-3.18, on uses of the Internet. Find Internet Resources to use on your unit.

If you made any changes to your Unit Plan, re-upload that to your wiki page with tonight's date.

Sept 29 **A Little Inspiration:**
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A. How-to's for the Wikispace--using the editing toolbar. http://essex-web2-sum09.wikispaces.com/Wikis+at+Wikispaces

1. Read the information on Project-Based Learning on 1Module--Project-Based Learning, and then work with your group to create the argument on one of the following pages: Nicole, Aaron, Sharon: 1a-Group1--Why Use Projects? Gina, Kathy, Joel: 1a-Group2--Why Use Projects?

2. **Read/Work Through p.2.01-2.04--** Go to the following DOE page for the SOL standards to copy/paste to your Unit Plan: [] ---Also check the folowing to see appropriate technology standards your unit might address, from the DOE: [] Internet Safety from the DOE(look at page 7): [] Finally, look at the 21st Century Skills page on this wiki, and select from that list the skills students may have to employ in the unit you are envisioning.

3. Read/Work Through p.2.05-2.06, 2.08-2.09 and View the CFQ Powerpoint. Practice CFQ's with the handout. ---View the CFQ resources from the CFQ folder on the Curriculum Resource CD. ---Then draft some preliminary CFQs for your unit.(p. 2.08) ---Put at least 1-2 questions for each CFQ category on your Unit Plan. These CFQs may change, as your unit gets refined.

4. Read/Work Through p. 2.10-2.20, and draft a preliminary Assessment Time-Line on your Unit Paln(this may change) and an Assessment to Gauge Student Needs(p. 2.15-2.20. Save a copy of this assessment). ---Review the Curriculum Resources disk folder on Assessment, and the online resources at the url noted on p. 2.11: []

SAVE THE CURRENT VERSION OF YOUR UNIT PLAN AND THE GAUGING NEEDS ASSESSMENT, AND UPLOAD THEM TO YOUR WIKI PAGE. BE SURE YOU NAME THEM WITH YOUR NAME OR INITIALS TO MAKE THEM DISTINCT FROM EVERYONE ELSE'S. 5. Do the Blog Assignment on p. 2.25 on your TappedIn Discussions. I have made comments on the one you posted last week.

We will pick up the last part of Module 2 at the beginning of next week's session. You will need to bring materials to work on your unit--and think about what additional materials you will need(pictures, webpages etc).