May+11

Introductions - Name, teaching assignment, access to technology in school, anything else you'd like to share

Overview of course - [|Syllabus]- class meeting format
 * Sharing - anything related to teaching/learning/technology
 * Text - various activities around the reading
 * New tool (s)
 * Personal learning network/project work time

Grading - No Grading - More Learning; Ben Zander Detoxing Students from Grade Use

Education in the 21st Century - Reading of //Navigating Social Networks as Learning Tools//
 * It's Personal - Blog post sharing thoughts on connecting with others
 * Virtual Choir - Do you think the power of networks is represented in this video? How it was done...

Text: Understanding the Digital Generation
 * Process - Notating text; asking questions - [|sample]; "added value" for the chapter wiki pages
 * Schedule

Using the wiki - editing; adding links


 * Assignments for Tuesday, May 18 (no class on Thursday, May 13)**
 * Read Chapters 1 and 2 in //Understanding the Digital Generation// and post "added value" content to the wiki as discussed in class and modeled on the Forward/Introduction page.
 * Develop a wiki post to reflect on your work this week. Here is a [|rubric] you can use as a guide. REFLECTION is key. Good writing is important, too. Length is whatever works best for you and the story you want to tell.Visit the blogs of your classmates and post comments or critiques if you have time. You will have time at the beginning of class next week to read through each others postings.

** Next Meeting: Tuesday, May 18 - 4:00-7:00 PM New Topic: Sharing, Discussion of Chapters 1 and 2** **//Understanding the Digital Generation//** **, setting up a blog, PLNs and RSS.**