07-20-2009

[|5 Reasons Why A 15-year-old is using Twitter] [|Twitter in the Classroom]

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**Midterm Comments**

 * Attendence**-excellent, everyone works hard during class!
 * Blogs**-5 of you are behind on your blog posts about your research (you know who you are). Everyone has at least 1, 7 of you have both. A 3rd post is due on Wednesday.
 * Inspiration Lesson Plan**-excellent work on these lesson plans. Points were lost for missing parts of the assignment (reflection, links, etc.). Some were better than others in terms of layout/organization of your procedures (narrative vs. tables). Reflections should have sourced the readings, not just your opinions about the software. Some issues with objectives and assessments but this will improve with experience.


 * Other comments:**
 * Victoria used Inspiration to organize research paper!
 * Don't be afraid to set up a profile w/ picture for your blogs....manage your online digital footprint.
 * Lot's of anxiety early on, glad you were all brave enough to jump in and test the waters!

**Collaborative Lesson Planning**
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[|Google Lesson Plan Archive]
 * In class review--in your new group decide to review one lesson from the [|Google Lesson Plan Archive], discuss the lesson plan and report to the class how Google Applications were used to enhance the objectives of the lesson.
 * Your [|assigned groups] (color coded)
 * [|Collaborative Lesson Plan Task]
 * Team Work Time