September 9th's class was very valuable to me. There were several interesting and valuable components that I'd like to share:
1. Pasha and Anne's Cool Tool demos were great. The Adobe site Pasha shared and the Skype and Blabberize sites that Anne discussed were good resources that I look forward to using both on my own as well as sharing with my staff members. With their being so many excellent tools available to educators on the web, I think that the Cool Tools portion of our class will be an exciting way to talk about tools we use and enjoy as well as learn from our classmates.
2. Our discussion of the sites we have been exploring as part of our Individual Integration Project was helpful tonight. I enjoyed having the opportunity to talk about one of the sites I have been spending a lot of time on, BetterLesson.org. I was able to utilize the NETS standards for teachers which I have been familiarizing myself with in order to think about how this all relates to 21st century technology skills. Again, I also enjoyed hearing from my classmates about the different sites they have been exploring and relating to NETS standards and LoTi.
3. Finally I enjoyed the breakout room time with LaRhonda for several reasons. First, it was good to hear about the sites she has been exploring. Next, she gave me a different perspective on LoTi levels, where a site I had been looking at which I thought was a lower LoTi level, LaRhonda was able to provide an alternative perspective that allowed me to see it was actually further along the continuum than I had originally thought. Last but not least, I had been looking for an online resource where I could start my site for EDIT 7500 and LaRhonda told me about Weebly, which I opened an account for. I wish I had thought about this site earlier because I could have done my blog directly from there instead of linking to an external Google site, but regardless, it will be valuable in creating one home base where I can host my Individual Integration Project, Digital Citizenship Project, and more.
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Yes, Weebly is so easy to use. I am placing all of my assignments, blogs, and whatever else I need for this class on there. I picked up on Weebly last semester from a student who used it in the Studio project. I only started using it with this class. I wanted to learn something new other than google site.
The class on the 9th was very informative and helpful to me as well. It gave me a better insight on how to apply the LoTi levels.
Currently, I am reading chapter one and find it informative too. It gives you a keen definition of educational technology.
I checked out the betterlessons.com website. I think I will show that to the music teacher.
As for my google site, I am on information overload. I have so many useful sites I could use, but can't use them all. I need some organization. Work, Work, Work!!!
I hope your project is coming along.
Courtney,
I found that class very valuble as well. I think as educators we are always looking for something new not only to spark our own enthusiasm but that of our students as well. I know that I already have an option in place for my students to use blabberize. I didn't even have to do extra work; it is the same project just with blabberize as a presentation option. I'm sure the teachers at your school will really enjoy learning about and using some of these cool tools.
Ashley
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