Week+1

Week 1: July 4th - July 8th

Introduction:

 * ===Using the Web for research as an instructional Tool.===
 * === **Project- based learning.** ===

Please take a moment to complete the technology integration survey below.
Technology Integration Survey

Assignments:
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 * ====Create a Wiki portfolio page.====
 * ====The Wiki site should consist of page for each topic discussed in this course. All work for that topic will be posted on each page.====
 * Email the instructor your wiki page.
 * ====Signup for an online bookmarking site.====
 * ====Create appropriate lists, categories and tags for 10 web resources.====
 * Create a wiki page with the link to the online bookmarking site.
 * Write a 1 page summary on why you chose the online bookmarking site and how do you see this enhancing your teaching

**Resources:**
__**Wikis**__

Why use a Wiki: 10 Best Practices in Education

7 Things you Should Know about Wikis

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 * Starting your //wiki// at //Wikispaces// is fast, free, and easy. **...** How to get up and running with your //wiki// and the basics of editing pages using our visual tours.

WebPaint - Tutorials
 * These quick tutorials will help you master the Simple tools effectively, and in no time at all


 * __Online Bookmarking Sites__**

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Social Bookmarking: The Top 10 Best Social Bookmarking Sites

1. __ [|del.icio.us] __
 __ [|del.icio.us] __ is a social bookmarking site that has rapidly taken off even more in popularity since being purchased by __ [|Yahoo] __. I use del.icio.us probably the most out of all these top picks, particularly to post interesting sites that I've found around the Web. I also subscribe to quite a few del.icio.us tags, such as __ popular __ and __ reference __, and I get all the sites tagged with these keywords in my __ [|RSS reader] __ of choice, Bloglines.

2. __ [|Digg.com] __
 __ [|Digg] __ is social bookmarking and social networking gone a little crazy due to the fact that anyone can submit a Digg (site), and then anyone can comment on those same Diggs. For me the most interesting feature of Digg has to actually be the comments on the sites and stories, since the Digg community is not shy about letting folks know how they feel about a particular Digg. Primarily focussed on geeky, technology-type items.

3. __ [|Reddit] __
 Reddit is a social bookmarking Web site that works much like Furl and del.icio.us: you register a username and password, and then start submitting and sharing your bookmarks. Reddit is similar to del.icio.us in that users are encouraged to vote on the links and stories that they feel are deserving of being in the top dog spot: it’s kind of a popularity contest, so to speak.

4. __ [|Furl] __
 Furl gives users the ability to save copies of any Web page, search within your own personal archive of Web pages, and share what you find. People use Furl to create their own personal shopping lists, real estate directories, job searches, student research papers, etc. This may just sound like a fancy way of saying bookmarks; but the thing about Furl is that you can access it from any computer, which means that your Favorites will go with you.

5. __ Clipmarks __
 With Clipmarks, you can clip the best parts of web pages. Whether it's a paragraph, sentence, image or video, you can capture just the pieces you want without having to bookmark the entire page.

6. __ [|StumbleUpon] __
 The beauty of StumbleUpon, to my mind: you are able to take advantage of a vast network of dedicated Web searchers who are finding utterly brilliant sites and sharing them with you. I do have to warn you, though – StumbleUpon is an incredibly addicting way to search the Web. I found myself up till 1:30 AM one weekend, blearily clicking the Stumble! Button over and over again, because the quality of the sites are just so amazing; you just keep on coming across stuff that instantly merits a bookmark of your own.

7. __ [|Newsvine] __
 At Newsvine, you can read stories from established media organizations like the Associated Press as well as individual contributors from all around the world. Placement of stories is determined by a multitude of factors including freshness, popularity, and reputation. Contribution is open to all, and editorial judgement is in the hands of the community.

8. __ [|Mixx] __
 Mixx offers up an eclectic mix of all sorts of bookmarkable content; anything from videos to news to popular stories can be found here. Just pick a category and you'll be able to find lots of stuff that might merit a bookmark of your own.

9. __ [|Diigo] __
 Diigo is one of my newest favorite Web tools. Not only can you use Diigo to save your favorite Web bookmarks, yalso ou can use Diigo to put sticky notes on websites, highlight stuff you like, comment, and more.

10. __ [|Propeller] __
 The way Propeller works is very similar to other social bookmarking sites such as Digg or del.icio.us. Users find stories, submit them, and other Propeller users can vote and comment on those stories, with the most popular stories rising to the top.

=Project Based Learning:=

**What is PBL?**
According to [|Wikipedia], **Project based learning**, or PBL, is a constructivist pedagogy that intends to bring about deep learning by allowing learners to use an inquiry based approach to engage with issues and questions that are rich, real and relevant to their lives. This strategy is well served since the onset of the read/write Web. Teachers have ready made content easily available via the Web and the tools to allow for creative student directed creation of content related to the problems and questions contained in the project being studied. media type="youtube" key="LMCZvGesRz8" height="349" width="560"

Articles:
Why teach with Project-Based Learning [|Project Based Leaning - THE Online Resource for PBL] [|The Buck Institute for Education] [|Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan Template]