Introduction
This week we will continue to explore out-of-the-box thinking regarding engaging presentations for the classroom. Again, you will continue to add to the conversation on this much debated topic. "Sharing and caring" is the theme of the tools for this week and ones you will find useful not only in your professional but in your personal life as well.
Learning Outcomes
Continue an understanding of how to create more engaging presentations.
Continue adding to the conversation on the Web
Finding ways to keep up with new things on the Web and establish a network while doing it
Learn how share photos (also relates to Creative Commons) and comment on them
Reading
Seminar
Option 1 - You will attend a seminar that will discuss assignments for the upcoming week. We will also discuss the responses to last week's case study. Access to Meeting of the Minds is via the collaborate tool in Blackboard.
Option 2 – This option is to provide flexibility in meeting the scheduled portion of the course. If selected, your assignment is to listen to the archived seminar and then write a 350+ word synopsis, including your own responses, to each of the questions posed during the meeting. All APA formatting and citations conventions are to be followed (see syllabus).
Because of the time sensitive nature of the information given during our seminar
time, this assignment is to be received no later than the Thursday following the
seminar meeting date. The synopsis is to be emailed to your instructor and
timestamped by midnight. Papers received after Thursday will be accepted until the
Sunday of the course closing for this week with a 20% deduction. After midnight,
papers will no longer be accepted.
Your grade for attendance will be predicated upon the following rubric:
To do |
Points |
See rubric |
15 |
Your grade for a written response will be predicated upon the following rubric:
To do |
Points |
Quality reflections concerning discussion and statements by both faculty and students |
5 |
Quality response to each question posed during MoM |
10 |
Weekly Assignment
This week you will have three assignments. First, you will continue to add to your blog, which focuses upon our course text, They Snooze,You Lose by Lynell Burmark. You will add two entries – one for each chapter. Each entry will need to include:
Next, an updated copy of your presentation is to be placed in a third entry that reflects the changes you have implemented in your presentation based upon chapters 3 and 4. A short paragraph describing these changes needs to accompany the embedded presentation within the same entry.
To do-
Your grade will be predicated upon the following:
To do |
Points |
Go to Blogger and create two new entries (minimum 150+ words), one for each chapter. All writing is expected to be college-level and utilize APA formatting and style as appropriate for a blog format. Also refer to links in course syllabus. (If you have any questions about this, let me know.) |
2 |
Offer insightful, quality evaluations of your learning experiences in Ch. 3 & 4. (150+ words each) Note: This is not to be a summarization of the chapter. |
8 |
Open the presentation you created in week 3 and make changes based upon your readings and application of Burmark's principles. Upload to Slideshare as a new file. Do not replace or delete the old presentation from Slideshare. |
8 |
In a third blog entry, embed your changed presentation. If you have forgotten how to do this, instructions can be found in week 2 |
2 |
In the same entry as the updated presentation, add a short paragraph describing these changes |
2 |
Your second assignment has to do with sharing information and networking. This will be through the use of social bookmarking. The particular tool we will use is Diigo, but there are many others on the Web.
To do:
Your grade will be predicated upon the following rubric:
To do |
Points |
Sign up for a Diigo account. (Note: Do not mark as private.) |
1 |
Enter your name and Diigo account link here. |
1 |
Using the list above, follow each of your classmates (When logged in, open the drop down menu under your name at the top. Select Friends) |
2 |
Go to My Groups and join two groups in areas you find interesting |
2 |
Comment on 5+ of your classmates' photostreams |
5 |
Your third assignment will be working with a fun site called Flickr. Check out the video below:
To do:
Your grade will be predicated upon the following rubric:
To do |
Points |
Signed up for Flickr account (Note: Do not mark as private.) |
1 |
Enter your name and Flickr account link here. |
1 |
Upload 4 photos and tag them with descriptive keywords |
4 |
2 |
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Comment on one photo in 4 different classmates' photostreams (Use list above for names and links. If someone has several comments, please choose another photostream.) |
4 |
NOTE: Be sure that you are mindful of privacy concerns for any individuals in your photographs.
Congratulations - you have just finished week 4!
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