ETC_Final Project

Relevant and Innovative Learning Scenarios

1.     Target Audience: 11^th – 12^th grade students

2.     Materials-

·      Students need access to computers or laptops with internet access

·      Schoology Accounts

3.     Objectives- Students will:

·      Create individual student schoology accounts

·      Evaluate the functionality of the web 2.0 tool

·      Formulate and discuss opinions via blogs and discussion boards

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4.     Procedure:

·      Students will log on to http://www.schoology.com

·      Students will then click on the button that says “Students Use Access Code”

·      Students will be given a special access to code for their classes

·      Students will create a user name, password and enter email address

·      Students will then wait for the teacher to accept the request

·      Upon acceptance the student can edit there profile, and have access to other areas of schoology

·      Teachers will click on the tab in the left pane labeled courses

·      Teacher will then select the there preferred course

·      After selection the teacher will select the drop down menu labeled “add content”

·      The teacher will be able to select from various categories on what type of assignment they would like to publish. In this case select create discussion

·      A new window will pop open; in this window give your discussion a title. You have an option to add a description and tags for the discussion board

·      The teacher has the opportunity to copy the discussion to multiple course and share with other groups

·      After everything has been the completed the teacher will click create

5.     Web 2.0 tool- The web 2.0 tool that was selected was schoology. Schoology is a social networking tool made the classroom. It similar to facebook and other social networking platforms, but offers it in an educational manner.

6.     Social Participation/Social Learning- The ultimate goal would be for the students to use the tool as a medium to communicate and collaborate virtually with their peers. A platform where students can discuss homework and classwork assignments and allow peer feedback.

7.     Making Connections- Through this tool I would like the students to make peer connections. When the teacher is not available the students should be able to help each other on difficulties or when they feel the teacher is not making sense or not comprehending.

8.     Create/Produce- The students will discuss and collaborate on a discussion board created by the teacher. In this assignment the students were asked what are some activities you would like to participate in?

9.     Reflection- The students will discuss and reflect via a blog on how they feel about the web 2.0 tool. Would they like to continue using the tool and do they feel it has beneficial to them in and outside of the classroom.

PE5_Schoology

I had one group of my seniors to sign up for schoology. The unique thing about this tool you dont have to key in every student manually yourself. Schoology assigns each class its on uniques access code. Once the student uses that access code they are placed into the correct class for you. Once the students signed up I had instant notification that they did. The students loved seeing how it looked so familiar to facebook. And they are amped to be trying something different in the classroom. One student already ask how many students are actually going to get on here? By the looks of it, it seems to have gone over well with them.

PE4_Schoology

After finally being back on campus after a week, and after a week of benchmarking. I am finally able to work with my students again. I have been becoming more familiar with the web 2.0 tool schoology. This week I got a chance to setup my classes and begun to use some of the features that it offers. What I do like about the tool. It is user friendly for teachers and students.

BP6-Link to another's blog

Follow this link to my comments on Richard's blog.
http://motivatingliteracy.blogspot.com/2011/01/bp4-new-web-tools.html

BP5-Link to another's blog

Follow this link to my comments on Melissa blog.
http://melissacoopersdigitaled.blogspot.com/

BP4_Schoology

Last week I found edmodo a nice school social networking web 2.0 tool. This week I discovered schoology another school social networking web 2.0 tool. I thought it would be a good idea to compare the two programs to see which one would serve a better purpose in my professional environment.

BP7-One Minute Video

PE3_FCP

I started working on a small project just for fun to apply some of things I have been learning. I still have a more chapters to watch, I plan to have them completed by the end of next week. Wish me luck! The footage is from a stepshow that my church hosted.

PE2_FCP

Today I continued working with chapter 3 and got all the way to chapter 4. Chapter 4 got into some very advanced editing techniques. I was introduced to tools and techniques that I have never heard of before, for example the roll tool and ripple edits. I have been practicing on some of these techiniques and starting to become more familiar on how to use them.

PE1_FCP

After talking it over with Rena, I decided to get training in Final Cut Pro. On day one I got a chance to view tutorials from chapter one, two and a part of 3. I have worked with final cut before but never had official training on how to use the software. While watching the tutorials I have gain some valuable knowledge on shortcuts and ways on how to setup preferences in the program. I decided to keep a notebook on what I have learned so I can go back and refer to it until I become more familiar with the software.

BP2_Edmodo

The Web 2.0 tool I choose try in professional environment is Edmodo. This tool can be used in elementary, middle school, high school as well as higher education. This tool took me by surprise, I taught something of this magnitude would not be free or you would have limited features and they would want you to pay to unlock the premium features.

This Web 2.0 tool designed to help students in teachers communicate in and out of the classroom. With the world of social networking craze becoming more popular, why not have a platform that can bring this to the world of education. Edmodo brings the arena of social networking to the classroom. You are able to connect with other teachers across the world. Sharing content and information that can assist and gain valuable lesson and ideas.

You would think this tool would be very hard to learn. But the actuality it is really basic and simple. Once you have signed up by creating a username and password with a valid email address you are all done. Once inside the tool you can then begin setting up your classrooms. After you create a class you are given a special code to give to your students. The students use the code when they register for the site. What is great about the special code is that it sets the students up in the correct group for you. Making easier for the teacher not having to input all the students manually. The only draw back for me was the difficulty in finding where the communities were located. It ended up being at the very bottom of the page in small print. I would like to see if they would change that feature on the tool. 

This tool is packed full of features that can be very beneficial for teachers. You are able to send mass emails to students, manage assignments, grade papers, send notes, work with students in groups or one-on-one. The students are able to access the site from their cell phones and its full functional. I started implementing this tool in my classroom and I cant wait to see how this implementation fares. 

BP3_iGoogle Screen Shots

BP1_Welcome to my blog

Hello my name is DaMarcus Wright, I’m not new to blogging but this will be my first blogging site done by me. I love to follow blogs especially mac rumors. A great site to keep up with possible could be happening in the world apple computers. I look forward to see how my blogging experience goes.