Assignments

=Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 |= = = =Week 1 (Due by Sunday 7/1/12)=

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Course Syllabus
Review course. Ask questions as they arise.

Readings

 * 1) Richardson (Chs. 1, 5);
 * 2) Prensky (Chs. 1-3);
 * 3) *Oblinger & Oblinger (Chs. 1-4)
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Guiding Questions:
> Visit [|posts]on home page: Welcome and Week 1 Discussion
 * 1) What is meant by a learning tool? Can you describe a learning tool which you use? What characterizes a learning tool and how is technology related to learning tools?
 * 2) What is meant by "user extensibility", and how does this phenomenon affect learning environments of today? What should teachers know about user extensibility?
 * 3) How might one's generational characteristics impact one's perception of video games? What are the obvious benefits of video games, and what are the legitimate concerns? What should teachers be aware of?

Setting Up your wiki
(Create a wikispace for this course. Link your wiki to the ed 462 learning space examples. Create pages for your wiki. Customize your wiki. Play with widgets, and other functionality.)

Technology Critique
> For a good example of a completed tools critique See this.
 * 1) Identify ~ 5 criteria which should be used to evaluate the efficacy of a given technology in terms of its value to the learners and the teacher. Think of digital technologies you utilize frequently. What is it about these technologies that allow for their frequent use? What about other technologies which you rarely use, but which might be celebrated, otherwise. What do you suppose makes some technologies have or do not have that makes them expire over time?
 * 2) Define and provide rationale for the criteria you have chosen.
 * 3) Create a scale which will be used to evaluate the efficacy of the technologies we explore in this class.
 * 4) Begin evaluating the technologies we explore in this class.

Tools Exploration (see [[file:Web2.0_V3.pdf|Web 2.0 Tools Manual]])

 * 1) Aggregators (RSS Feeds)
 * 2) Social Bookmarking
 * 3) Search Tools

=Week 2= 

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Readings

 * 1) Prensky 2006 Ch(s). 4-6
 * 2) *Oblinger and Oblinger 2005) Ch(s). 5, 6, 7, 8
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Guiding Questions:
> Visit [|posts]on home page: Week 2 Discussion
 * 1) Identify three themes in the readings for this week and share these themes in the discussion. In your response, consider that you should have support for the arguments made. For example, you can provide examples from personal experience, as well as examples from the texts or experiences of others.

Technology Critique
Share with class mates your draft version of your toolbox critique here.

Tools Exploration (see [[file:Web2.0_V3.pdf|Web 2.0 Tools Manual]])

 * 1) Internet Search Tools
 * 2) WebStarts
 * 3) Weblogs

=Week 3=

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=Week 5=

Readings

 * 1) Prensky 2006 Ch(s). 12-18

Discussion

 * 1) Identify three themes in the readings for this week and share these themes in the discussion. In your response, consider that you should have support for the arguments made. For example, you can provide examples from personal experience, as well as examples from the texts or experiences of others.

Tools Exploration** (see [[file:ed462/Web2.0_V3.pdf|Web 2.0 Tools Manual]] ) **

 * 1) Assessment Tools
 * 2) Surveys, Polls

Assignment
Revise learning space project plan which was prepared during week 3. The learning space project is an interactive online resource for students, parents, or teachers that you create using the tools you have learned in this class. The learning space is designed to address the challenge of effectively integrating content with pedagogy and technology to create engaging learning environments. There are many interpretations of this assignment and, most importantly, this assignment must be supportive and reflective of yur professional learning context. You can see many examples of previous learning spaces listed in the learning space examples link on the 462 wiki.

=Week 6=

Readings

 * 1) Prensky 2006 Ch(s). 19-22

Discussion

 * 1) Identify three themes in the readings for this week and apply these themes to this week's assignment. Consider that you should have support for the arguments made. For example, you can provide examples from personal experience, as well as examples from the texts or experiences of others.

===Tools Exploration** (see ) **===
 * 1) Screencasting
 * 2) Podcasting

Assignment
Select a video game (Mac or PC) which the students that you teach might play (//for a list of games see [|www.gamesparentsteachers.com];// [|//http://gamessimslearning.blogspot.com///]). Play it, win it, share it! Speculate on the potential learning involved and how it could/should be used in the classroom. Use (Rice 2007) evaluation rubric to assess the higher-order thinking involved in playing the game. Consult (2009) to make recommendations about how the game might be aligned to national standards. Take advantage of free downloads, or you can obtain “used” games for reasonable price. Post your critique to your student wikispace. In doing so, please utilize the template provided by your instructor for your post. You will make a short (5-10 minute) presentation regarding your outcomes and experiences. Since this is an online course, you will need to present to someone who is likely not in the class. You can present to a friend, relative, peer, etc… The goal is for you to share what you have discovered. You will also prepare a 1 page or less write-up of your critique. You can submit this via email to kpyatt@ewu.edu.

Rice, J. (2007). Assessing Higher Order Thinking in Video Games. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 15(1), 87-100. 



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