Archive for November, 2007
Checking in…
Goodness, it’s so late and I haven’t been home very long. Our Honor choir students had a Christmas concert this evening and I always attend. How could I not go?- Even though I have so much to do.
My student who was interested in going into the MUD did so at home over the weekend and [...]
What a week!!!
Well what a week it has been! I have a hard time remembering what day I had the computer blackout. It was Tuesday, our last day of school for the week and I was in 3rd period trying to access voice thread in class so my students could see a sample before we ventured into [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Last Outpost
My introduction to this site was a bit unsettling. I think it will be a little bit difficult so my plan for the last day for this week will be to take my Spa2s to the computer lab and have them join me in trying out this MUD of Dr. Lowell. I have sent the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Voice Thread
I registered on voice thread last week and began using screen shots to show the steps for using Voice thread. Tonight I tried to switch and use a word Doc to show it but could not figure out how to use a pen or marker to circle where they need to click. I now have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Livening Up Foreign Language
While adding a blog to my reader for grants to help me with my other class, I came across this blog
http://www.techlearning.com/
and found the best posting called “Livening Up Foreign Language”.
http://www.techlearning.com/showArticle.php?articleID=196604811
It is an article by Harry Grover Tuttle from Technology and Learning about how technology enables language learning in authentic situations. This is the way [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Addicted to Audio?
I’ve discovered that I may be one of those people who needs to have a set list of things to do in order to stay focused and writing. It took me awhile to get motivated to write today. This week was very busy as usual but by now I usually have several posts done. I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Course level is a 4
I totally agree with the majority of the class that this is definitely a level 4 course. As I read through the different levels I could see the growth in each level from the teacher centered in level1 to leaner centered in the level 4.
This is what Dr. Lowell has so gently but persistently [...]
Capstone Proposal: Voice Thread
Write up the proposal for your final project. Make sure you answer the following questions.
1. What are you going to do?
I am going to do a tutorial for the use of Voice Thread.
2. How are you going to do it?
I will actually go through a step by step process with voice thread [...]
Distance Education: Topic for Research
My choice for topic is: How is student achievement affected by instructor availability to student?
I would choose several courses of different content areas to study. I would have students take a pretest and post test. I would then have students and instructors fill out a survey to determine how much communication was actually taking place between [...]
Kearsley and Research
According to Kearsley there are several types of ongoing research associated with online learning and teaching.
First discussed was the Impact on Student Learning. They cited a very detailed study done by Starr Roxanne Hiltz. This study used several methods of evaluation. They administered pre and post tests, student surveys, looked at actual grades, conducted interviews [...]
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