Create 4.1.3 Aggregating Lesson Material Quest

Create 4.1.3 Aggregating Lesson Material Quest

Schoolology:  This management system allows the teacher to post information, assignments and discussions in an easy to use format.  The homepage looks alot like facebook, which is familiar to most users.  It provides access to cloud-based storage which makes learning accessible from many devices/locations.  It is also free which is of benefit to any system on a tight budget.

Drupal: Drupal is another place to collect lesson material and provides an easy interface for student learning and collaboration.  Assignments can be posted and students can access different teacher created materials easily.

Edmundo:  Edmundo looks much like other social media formats so it is easy to use for most techno savvy students.  The familiar format makes it easy to navigate and it is also user friendly from the teacher point of view as well.

Create 4.1.2 Principles of Building Portable Learning Objects Quest

Create 4.1.2 Principles of Building Portable Learning Objects Quest

I created a set of flashcards on quizlet about key terms and people in the American Revolution

http://quizlet.com/60482999/flashcards

I also used spellingcity.com to create a practice sheet for spelling and vocabulary words.

http://goo.gl/43pL2i

Forum: Create 4.1.1 Define and Explain Learning Object Authoring Tools

Forum: Create 4.1.1 Define and Explain Learning Object Authoring Tools

Paid to use:

Spelling City.com:  This site provides resources for students with spelling and vocabulary.  There are some free features, but many features are only available with a paid subscription.

Study Island: This site requires a student subscription but aligns questions with Common Core Standards.

Reading Eggs: This site helps with phonics, but requires a subscription per student. It tracks student progress over time.

Free to Use:

GLO maker: This site is used to animate vocabulary.

Prezi: This site allows students to create presentations free of charge

Google Accounts: Students can create google accounts and have access to word processing, presentations, and spreadsheet documents that can be used to collaborate with one another free of charge.

Create 3.1.3 Locating Resources Quest

Create 3.1.3 Locating Resources Quest

Image:

http://totallyhistory.com/massachusetts-bay-colony/

Applicable Text:

http://www.ushistory.org/us/

Multimedia:

http://youtu.be/-Ofhd7FaCRA

Create 3.1.2 Fair Use and the TEACH Act Quest

Create 3.1.2 Fair Use and the TEACH Act Quest

How does an understanding of Fair Use affect one's role as an online instructor?

Better learning content can be provided by online instructors without violating fair use.  Instructors can feel more at ease when teaching when they understand the general guidelines of Fair Use.  Instructors do not need to worry about asking for guidance when they are unsure about Fair Use

How do Fair Use and the TEACH Act correlate to the delivery of reliable content?

TEACH Act does not supercede Fair Use or any existing digital license agreement.  The TEACH Act is a balance of the needs of distance learners and educators with the rights of copyright holders as well.  

Some resources that might be useful when concerned about these acts are www.copyright.com, Copy Right Crash Course and Fair Use Checklist.

Create 3.1.1. Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Quest

Create 3.1.1. Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Quest

OER (Open Educational Resources) are resources that are available on the internet that can be used to teach, instruct or tutor within the public domain.  These resources have a free license that anyone can use.  Being licensed, these an be used for anything in the classroom from assessments to homework assignments..  They also can be used for lectures, presentations and more. 

These are some types of creative licenses:

Non-commercial: anyone can use, modify, share, copy or display these but not for commercial use

Attribution: credit must be given back when these are used

Share A Like:  anyone can share, use, copy or distribute these but it has to be done within the terms set by owner.  

Create 1.1.3 Appearance Quest

Create 1.1.3 Appearance Quest

Five Websites that are Easy to Navigate:

1.  National Geographic Kids: www.kids.nationalgeographic.com

Student friendly and easy to use

2.  Brain Pop: www.brainpop.com

This site provides short videos on different topics. Easy to use and interesting.

3.  Edutopia: easy to use and lots of info for all topics

4.  readingeggs.com  provides fun, educational reading practice

5.  multiplication.com provides fun math practice with games that allow students to compete

Five that are not easy to navigate:

Starfall

Enchanted Learning

Scholastic.com

Edhelper

Create 1.1.2. Creating a Content Map Quest

Create 1.1.2. Creating a Content Map Quest

Concept map on Early US Colonies

https://bubbl.us/?h=25a8b5/4c1804/24kwps4BZdOZI&r=1461930630

Create 1.1.1 Time Management Quest

Create 1.1.1 Time Management Quest

5 Time Management Tools:

1. Prioritizing: Choosing tasks that are most important and working on those first help me feel accomplished.

2.  Scheduling: At times, I have a written schedule for myself.  Other times, my schedule is just a mental documentation of things I'd like to accomplish each day, hour, week, etc.

3.  Goal setting: As a part of scheduling, I find that I set goals for myself to accomplish and feel better about the amount of work before me when I meet those goals.

4. Saying No: I want to be a helpful person and have a hard time saying no, but there are times that I have to.

5. Awareness: Being aware of what's going on and it's importance helps me feel like I have some control with what's going on both work and socially.

Communicate 4.3.1 The Synchronous Session Quest

Communicate 4.3.1 The Synchronous Session Quest

Using synchronous sessions can be an amazing asset to the online learning environment.  One of the most valuable assets of synchronous sessions is that a plethora of information can be conveyed in a short period of time.  Being able to communicate in this way helps contribute to a healthy online learning environment.  Even if students can not attend the live session, if it is recorded, students can access it later and benefit from the points of view and information shared.  

At times, synchronous sessions can be awkward because attaining and retaining student attention can be difficult.  Having a neat way to capture the students' attention will make the session more beneficial for students.  At times, there will be issues with establishing and keeping connections.  Students need to know that the session will continue and they can rejoin when able.

Create 2.1.3 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Differentiate Student Assessment Quest

Differentiation is essential in today's classroom.  Online learning provides many opportunities for differentiation.  Providing students with choices and with the flexibility to create presentations, cartoons, etc. enhances their retention of knowledge and displays their creativity. In my classroom, I have used goanimate, makebeliefcomix.com, and prezi.  Students are given tic-tac-toe boards that offer choices of assignment.  I also create different levels of tic-tac-toe boards to challenge gifted learners.

Create 2.1.2 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Differentiate Teacher Instruction Quest

Create 2.1.2 Using Web 2.0 Tools to Differentiate Teacher Instruction Quest

I created a scrapbook page with Glogster about the different explorers studied in 4th grade Social Studies.  The standard requires students to learn about six different European explorers focusing on their reasons for exploring, obstacles faced while exploring, and accomplishments of their exploration endeavors.  It is important for students to be provided this information in a neat, orderly manner.  In the past, students have created folders filled with information such as timelines, trading cards, maps, and graphic organizers.  By using Glogster, I was able to put this information in one concise format.  Giving students the opportunity to create this electronically would expand their ownership and increase their interest on the topic, therefore increasing their knowledge retention!

Create 2.1.1 Web Tools Quest

Create 2.1.1 Web Tools Quest

Sharing/ Collaboration:  

Padlet: Vitual board where students and teachers can share ideas and links.  It can also serve as a discussion forum.

Flipsnack: This turns PDFs into sharable flipcharts.

Glogster: A forum for creating sharable scrapbooks for students and teachers.

Explanation:

Voki: Avatars can be created to speak and share information or directions for assignments.

Makebelifcomix: This site allows teachers and students to create comic strips, providing them with unique communication opportunities for giving instructions or sharing information

Vocaroo: Students or teachers can create an mp3 file that is easily downloaded and shared

Assessment:

Quizlet: provides a variety of game formats that can be used as review or assessment 

Poll Everywhere:  This site allows teachers to create both open-ended and multiple choice questions that students can use their phones to respond to via text message.

GoogleForms: allows the user to create simple feedback forms that can be used for a variety of reasons (attendance, assessment, polls, opinions, etc.)

Communicate 4.1.2 Rubrics Quest