08-05-2009

=**Possible Final Exam Questions:**=

Explain the main ideas and features of podcasting. Second, describe 3 powerful ways in which podcasting can be used by teachers and by students. Finally, describe a specific curriculum-based podcasting project for your students that would meet state standards and would have positive learning outcomes.

Explain what Web 2.0 is and how it relates to education. Then, discus a specific web 2.0 tool/service/technology that you might use in your own classroom to facilitate teaching and learning. Finally, explain how it could positively impact learning outcomes for your students.

Explain how blogging can be a powerful learning tool, __both__ professionally as a teacher, and when used by students. Then, give one curriculum-related example of how your students could blog to enhance learning. Read [|10 Things To Do With Your Blog], and [|10 Way to Use Edublogs to Teach], and [|Blogging, It's Elementary, My Dear Watson].

In what ways can a wiki empower students to create, communicate, collaborate, and problem-solve as they learn? What responsibility does the teacher have in making sure these things happen? [|Read Wild About Wikis], What Can I Use a Wiki For? and [|Wiki Walk-Through] (click through various levels)

How can spreadsheets be used across the curriculum to support learning? Give two (2) different yet specific grade and content area examples to support your ideas.

How can spreadsheets be used across the curriculum to support learning? Give two (2) different yet specific grade and content area examples to support your ideas. Read [|Integrating Spreadsheets in the Classroom] and [|To Excel in the Classroom is Elementary]

In what ways can technology support proven instructional strategies? Read [|Building Better Instruction,] [|The Computer in School: Tutor, Tool, Tutee]

According to the article, Scoring Power Points, by Jamie McKenzie, there are some big issues to consider when creating a student assignment that culminates with a multimedia [PowerPoint] presentation. Address each of the following 3 suggestions by explaining them fully. (a.) Emphasize Ideas & Logic, (b.) Provide Rubrics, (c.) Design Artfully, and (4) Deliver Dramatically. Read [|Scoring Power Points].