Week 15 agenda: e-portfolio workshop II, google applications, and w401

Before class:
Update the you e-portfolio.
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In class:

1. E-portfolio

(a) E-portfolio in progress
For the Tuesday section:
- edit navigation, upload eportfolio URL, link to projects, and so on.
For the Wed section:
- upload the eportfolio URL, link to projects, and so on. Share the prototype.
For the Thursday section:
- share the prototype of e-portfolio

(b) Messages from W401

* Learn technologies other than the ones they learned/used/completed

assignments on in W301

* Design, critique, improve, and implement technology-enhanced

lesson plans

* Possibly design a website to use in their future classroom

(depending on the instructor)

* Learn how to design effective powerpoints (i.e. if you guys

haven't covered this in your class - most of my students do NOT

know how to create ppts that are effective in transferring information)

(c) E-portfolio checklist (in the Oncourse Resources)

2. Free Educational Tools:

(a) Edit your e-portfolio: Google Sites
(http://sites.google.com)

(b) Customize your Google: iGoogle - Google.com






(c) Online documents/ presentations: Google Docs
Link: <http://docs.google.com>


(d) Post your Slides on your Website: SlidesShare (link to SlideShare)
Slideshare and Photo slides show

| View | Upload your own

How to video on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M0iT-LCK5k&feature=related

(e) Subscribe blogs and other RSS feeds: Google Reader
Link: <http://www.google.com/reader>


(f) Never Surf Alone: Stumble Upon
This website suggests interesting sites based on your preference. You can suggest sites too! Amazing. Link: <http://www.stumbleupon.com>


(g) Social Bookmarking Sites: Delicious
Link : <http://delicioius.com>


(h) Wikis: PBwiki, Wikispaces, Wetpaint
These three services provide ad-free environments for k-12 uses.
Example of PBwiki: an example of a class wiki
Example of Wikispaces: 4th graders
Example of Wetpaint: 2nd and 3rd graders' collaboration
More examples and cool projects:
Wetpaint wikis in education <http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/?t=anon> They have examples and projects linked on the page. Also build an educator community there.

Wikis (for k-12) comparison: <http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6438167.html>

(i) Blogs: Blogger (use your google account), WordPress
Blogger: <http://blogger.com>
WordPress: <http://www.wordpress.com>

(j) Create your own surveys: Survey monkey
<http://www.surveymonkey.com>

(k) Technology Integration Examples: Edutopia Video Library
<http://www.edutopia.org/video>

(l) Questions about Technology and IT services at IU?
Knowledge bases about Technology (http://kb.indiana.edu)
IT training (http://ittraining.iu.edu/)
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After class:

(1) Course Evaluation - (link)

Please give them the following instructions:

Go to http://www.indiana.edu/~best/, click in the left column under QuizSite Students, log in using your IU User ID and password, click on the OK button to continue, and choose your instructor's class and do the evaluation. You can scroll up and down and make changes as often as you wish. You must click "Proceed" at the end of the evaluation to submit your response. If you don't do that it won't go. And after you do that, you can't go back to make further changes. It will confirm that the evaluation was successfully completed. You can get "Help with QuizSite" by clicking on that phrase at the bottom of the page where the classes are listed.

(2) E-portfolio is due next Monday, Dec 15th 11:59 p.m.

(3) If you would like to turn in an extra credit assignment - video case analysis, please email me by Dec 15th 11:59 pm as well.

(4) If you would like to turn in your revised multimedia project, please upload to the oncourse resources folder (in the multimedia group folder) and send me an email by Dec 15th 11:59 p.m.

(4) The due date, Dec 15th, also applies to other papers that you would like to turn in. For Extra credit assignment, revised multimedia project, and other papers, please make sure you receive my confirmation email within 24 hours. Feel free to email me if you have any questions!

Have a wonderful holiday!