Week+4+Module

**Assignments and Discussion Posts due by Saturday, April 9 **
 * Week Four Module: Sunday, April 3 - Saturday, April 9[[image:module4.jpg align="right"]] **


 * RI Unit of Study assignment **:
 * Complete the following sections of the Unit of Study using the link on the Unit of Study Page Template page: Key vocabulary, differentiation strategies (for all student learners), Depth of Knowledge, Institute for Learning (IFL) Stratgies / Research based Strategies, and Teaching Strategies.

Wikis in Plain English - produced by Common Craft. A simple explanation of what a wiki is, and how it might be used. 3 minutes well spent! Wikispaces for Educators - Wikispaces provides free wikis for teachers. This wiki is hosted on wikispaces. Examples of Wikis used in education: a Lemony Snicket wiki 8 Ways to use School Wikis: Article posted on Tech and Learning Cool Cat Teacher: Vicki Davis is a teacher and the IT director at Westwood Schools in Camilla, Georgia. Vicki co-created four award winning international wiki-centric projects.
 * Technology assignments (there are two technology assignments so make sure you scroll down): **
 * **Collaboration tools as ****signment 1: ** Explore the collaboration tools listed below. **// You will need to investigate at least one of the tools thoroughly in order to provide an analysis of the tool for the Discussion Forum 8 assignment. //**
 * 1. Wikis**

Blogs in Plain English - produced by Common Craft. How they work and why they matter. Edublogs: free blog service for educators. KidBlog: Safe, free and simple blogs for students. Links to Blogs for Educators Educational Blogs by Discipline: search the list to find blogs specific to every academic discipline.
 * 2. Blogs**: A blog is a website, maintained by one or several people//,// //with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.//

Wallwisher is an Internet application that allows people to express their thoughts on a common topic easily. A wall is basically the 'web page' where people actually post messages. Primary wall is a sticky note tool internet application similar to wallwisher. Geared to the primary grades.
 * 3. Wallwisher** http://www.wallwisher.com
 * 4. PrimaryWall** []

Why Google Apps for Education: presented by the Google Education team and hosted on YouTube. Google Apps Quick Tour: presented by Google and hosted on YouTube. Google Docs in Plain English: this video is hosted on YouTube.
 * 5. Google Apps**: we have been using Google Docs in this course all along. Check out what other tools are available through Google: shared calendars, email, websites, Forms, Google Art Project, google earth, body (requires Chrome), etc. Everything Google ebook.

Edmondo is a free, secure, social learning platform for teachers, students, schools and districts. Edmodo provides teachers and students with a secure and easy way to post classroom materials, share links and videos, and access homework, grades and school notices. Teachers and students can store and share all forms of digital content – blogs, links, pictures, video, documents, presentations, and more. There are also special institutional features for schools and districts that can be accessed for free by administrators
 * 6. Edmondo** [|http://www.edmodo.com]

Glogster EDU is the leading global education platform for the **creative expression of knowledge and skills** in the classroom and beyond. We empower educators and students with the technology to create **GLOGS - online multimedia posters** - with text, photos, videos, graphics, sounds, drawings, data attachments and more. Make sure you use the educational version since the other version of Glogster is blocked at most schools. Glogster Girl: Excellent video tutorial and examples included Glogster EDU tutorial TitanPad is free and does not require user names and passwords. It allows document collaboration as well as a chat function. We used this tool for our online chat Monday, April 4. If you participated in Monday's online chat, please look at a different collaboration tool.
 * 7. Glogster** []
 * 8. TitanPad** []

9. Twiddla [] Twiddla is an online collaboration tool that's easy to use and doesn't require any downloads. It’s free for anybody to use, and they offer primo accounts for educators. It's like having an interactive whiteboard on top of any web page or uploaded image. It’s a Blank white board that you can mark up but interact with the web page at the same time – all in real time, with people from all over the world or just your chosen few.

**Presentation tools a ** ** ssignment 2 : ** Choose one of the presentation tools listed below to create a sample presentation. Post your sample to your personal website. This sample should serve as a model for students. This would be a good time to create something related to your Unit of Study. Remember, this is about your students using these presentation tools; not you!

Podcasting in Plain English. Another excellent video created by Common Craft. How podcasting is different than broadcasting. 10 Free Audio Programs to use for E-Learning: links to free audio programs in order to create podcasts. Audacity: a free download to create podcasts. Cinchcast: an easy way to create and share audio on the web. Google Voice: Call in to a phone number to create a digital file of the call. Check out the blog for other uses: [] Pod Bean: Free pod cast hosting Aviary: A powerful suite of web tools: photo editing, web templates, screen capture, music editing and more. Vocaroo: the simplest podcasting site I have found. Check out my podcast I made and downloaded in 1 minute! media type="file" key="rittipodcast.wav" width="300" height="50"
 * 1. Podcasting:** a recorded program of audio or video made available over the Internet as a file that can be downloaded to a computer or portable device.
 * // *If you choose to create a podcast, please create a podcast you might use in your Unit of Study. Podcasts can be used in a variety of ways: sharing information, story telling, music, and assignments. You may also want to use a Podcast to provide additional instruction for students who need access to information in an auditory way. //**


 * 2. Prezi**: Create zooming, non-linear presentations. [] [[file:Prezi quick start guide.pdf]]

Example of how Voki was used in an assignment about a past President.
 * 3. Voki**: If you have already made a Voki, use a different tool listed here.


 * 4. **Carryout Text**:** A simple way to convert text to speech.


 * 5. Sliderocket**: Online presentations.


 * 6. Slideshare**: Online presentations to post and share.


 * Discussion Forum Posts: **
 * Discussion forum 7: Describe (using DOK language) how your Unit of Study tasks require students to reach deeper levels of thinking (DOK 3 or 4). If you participated in the chat on TitanPad Monday night, you are exempt from posting for this forum.
 * Discussion forum 8: You have explored the collaboration tools. Share your favorite and explain why. Please provide examples of how you would use this with your students.

//*Attention elementary and foreign language teachers: check out Tumble Books online. Read-alouds, moving books, language learning and more. Parents of small children may want to look too... [] // //*Sight words with Samson - a great early literacy sight for emerging readers: [] //