4-26-11

School of Education
EDU 0808-723-005– Curriculum Design in a Web 2.0 Environment Spring 2011 Dr. George Maurer gmaurer22@gmail.com 516-237-2610  Schedule of Classes: Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:20 - Swirbul Library Room 100

Class 13: 4-26-11

Essential Questions: 1. What is the difference between active and passive learning? 2. How do you learn best? 3. How were you taught in school? 4. **How do students and teachers work and utilize new technology in a 21st century school environment ?**

For tonight...


 * Two weeks ago we watched an animated video on "[|Changing Education Paradigms]". One of the activities discussed was about divergent thinking and creativity in young learners. Using the same line of questioning discussed in the video, break into groups according to content area and create a list below based upon the following question:
 * How many uses can you think of for web 2.0 technologies in a classroom setting? (blogs, wikis, podcasts, screencasts, streaming video, etc.)

English - blogging about literature, screencasts for essay writing, drafting, and proofreading, class wikis to post personal poems, screencasts to teach MLA format, podcasts to recite poetry, collaborate through blog responce in and out of the classroom, social networking sites to explore themes in literature, Math - (1) A teacher modeling a practice math problem step by step through a screen cast (or a podcast). (2) Skype with a person who uses math in their everyday life (accountant, architect, professional athlete, air traffic controller, etc.) (3) Blogs and wikis can be used to discuss a problem solving process. Discussion would be less about specific answers and more about the process used to find the answer. Also, homework help/ class collaboration can occur through blogging. (4) Streaming video can be used to review topics in math (i.e. YouTube videos) (5) A class wiki to post a calendar with due dates, homework assignments, discussion forums, spaces to post streaming video pertaining to the mathematics curriculum.

Science- online debate, skyping with experts, screencasting, blogging on "essential questions" from class, responding to homework on a wiki, review session you tube videos, re-posting class discussions via podcast for students who are absent

Social Studies- Historical Social Bookmarking (Ex: Civil War), Podcasts to create your own Fireside chats, online debates, Blogging to Current Events, Video DBQS, RSS feeds to historical websites, [|www.wordle.org], photostory, glogster, [|www.toondoo.com], online surveys for economics and PIG, interactive maps, screencasting ("How to's...)

World Languages-


 * PBL Activity Presentations Part II
 * Review of your digital portfolios - what do they say about you? [|Click here]for more suggestions and ideas on creating your personal web presence.
 * Possible pages
 * Personal Page
 * Professional Page
 * Teacher as Learner Page
 * Best Practices Page
 * Other?

For next week...
 * Read, reflect and respond to [|the following article]on your blog through the lens of what your concerns are about being a "new teacher" and what the author provides as useful suggestions for you.
 * Read and respond to at least 3 of your classmates' blog entries
 * Mock Interviews - Nicole and Scott