EDU+620+Weeks+in+Detail

Introduction to the work of Will Richardson Gmail and Blogger **//For next week please//** //set up a Gmail account and blog using blogger and email me the URL (web address). You will also need to// //choose a reading//// and write your first blog post. Also, **please begin to read and review** the Project Based Learning (PBL) page of the wikispace. // ** Week 2: ** Introduction to “wikis” wikispaces or pbwiki? **//For next week please//** //complete a// //weekly reading / reflection on the blog related to wikis and/or blogs in education//
 * Week 1: ** Course overview and expectations


 * Week 3: ** Google Part 1 (Docs, Reader, Scholar, Squared)
 * For next week please ** read and reflect on something from Marc Prensky

on the blog
 * Week 4: ** Google Part 2 (Sites, Advanced Searches, custom search engine etc.)
 * For next week ** please read Adam Bellow’s Tech Commandments and reflect


 * Week 5: ** Web 2.0 Tools
 * For next week please ** choose your favorite tools from [|www.edutecher.com] and create an annotated list

Developing a Collaborative Presentation
 * Week 6: ** Social Responsibility & Ethical Issues
 * For next week please ** read and complete [|the effective search practices] [|handout] for discussion next class. Also, **complete the group presentation** in Google Docs

Modifying reading level using Word Building a 21st Century Classroom
 * Week 7: ** Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
 * For next **** week please ** read Designing New Learning Environments to Support 21st
 * Century Skills ** by Bob Pearlman and reflect on the article on your blog

Lesson Plan Development: Differentiated Reading Assignment
 * Week 8: ** P21 Standards & Framework for 21st Century Learning
 * For next week please **// complete and post your lesson plan on your wikispace //

[|www.planbook.edu] / [|www.questgardern.com] ( [|www.cerebrum.blogspot.com] ). Also, **please read** PBL article and be prepared to discuss it next week in class.
 * Week 9: ** A 21st Century Classroom: Guest Presenter(s)
 * For next week please ** reflect on the presentation on my blog


 * Week 10: ** Project Based Learning / Bloom’s Revised Taxonomy / Formation of Work Groups
 * For next week please ** begin to **frame your project** with your group and divide responsibilities. Also, **please read and reflect** on my blog about “The Singapore Vision” and how you will incorporate aspects of it into your projects


 * Week 11: ** Work Groups to Develop Project Based Learning Projects
 * For next week please ** continue to work on your projects


 * Week 12: ** Podcasting and Screencasting
 * No Class next week. ** Assignment **For next class** TBD


 * Week 13: ** Wikispace Development (Discuss Requirements for Final Project)
 * 11/30 For next week please ** put the final touches on your wikispaces


 * Week 14: ** Project Based Learning Continued
 * For next week please ** complete your projects and practice your presentations


 * Week 15: ** Project Based Learning Presentations / Wikispace Presentations
 * Week 16:** Project Based Learning Presentations / Wikispace Presentations