http://cathywol.edublogs.org How do we know what they've learned? Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:23:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well class, every one of you taught me something I didn't know today. As you worked on your projects you pushed into new areas with each online tool. In the current parlance we acted as a professional learning community as you each shared in the continuous cycle of learning and ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/08/02/46/ Check out the latest blog entry by Scott McLeod at TechLearning.com for his research on what education blogs are being read the most. The comments raise some of the same questions that you have raised in class about the purpose of blogs, the quality of writing in blogs and what ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/08/01/top-edublogs/ 1. Go to the GLEF post and respond to the assignment in the Class Blog. 2. By Tuesday start of class, read one of these two Edutopia articles: Adopt and Adapt by Marc Prensky. If you read this article, reflect on whether you are: Dabbling. Doing old things in old ways. Doing old ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/28/monday-assigments/ (in class) Internet & Web 2.0 (the Read-Write Web) "The web has changed from a"read only" resource to a "read AND write" tool where we can all contribute ideas and products."Will Richardson Task: Read a recent entry in Will Richardson's blog and be prepared to discuss it in the group. The Classroom2.0 Wiki ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/28/tuesday-assignments/ Use these questions to describe your project: WHY are you choosing this project and how is it related to Technology and Assessment? Within that purpose, WHAT will your project look like? (Audience, participants, timeline, HOW will you use technology to support understanding and assessment? Draft your responses in ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/28/wednesday-assignments/ Post an entry in your blog describing your Final Project, use the category Projects. You can edit or rewrite your description you submitted earlier in the week. PROJECT INFORMATION Develop a project that demonstrates new learning in an area of using the tools of technology for teaching, learning and assessment. Respond to ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/28/friday-assignments/ Go to http://www.edutopia.org/video. These are a good way to experience some success stories selected by the George Lucas Foundation as interactive uses of technology and real world connections to ideas that expand the ways we ask kids to demonstrate learning. Search for videos that would be applicable to your teaching ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/28/george-lucas-foundation-videos/ PROJECT INFORMATION Develop a project that demonstrates new learning in an area of using the tools of technology for teaching and learning. Present it and/or teach it to us on Friday. Your project should include the following: 1. Description: The written description of the learning plan you have developed is due on Friday. ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/28/project-description/ Please write a reflection on these two days in your blog. Make a new category "Reflections" in your blog. Respond to: What has worked well for you? What has not worked well for you? What do you need tomorrow? If you want to check each other's reponses you can view them in each person's ... http://cathywol.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/reflection/