DiSiena - Research Assignment

Here it is!

http://docs.google.com/View?docid=df4j4v37_63srqfhgn&pageview=1&hgd=1&hl=en

Polizzi Research Paper

because no one likes the 13th

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dggwkz72_404ff4s7qgq

Veronica's Research Paper

The link to my Research Paper is posted online at:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcfsjzzs_2g5q726fs

In it has the pros and cons of some of the technology that students will use independently or with teacher guidance. It also has some insight on communication and the cultural direction we are headed in.

Light at the End of the Tunnel

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16169456@N06/2478121923/

Please read the following before submitting your final research papers:

Transparency=Leadership
Transparency and Open Government
Visualizing Open/Networked Teaching

Part 1:
Your final research paper is due Wednesday May 13th. Please submit your paper via Google Docs. Once your paper is completed as a Google Doc, publish it as a web page. (Use this screencast if you have any questions regarding these steps.) Then Create a NEW post on this class blog and briefly summarize your research. Include the link to your published research paper. Include your first name_last name (Rob_Lyons), edtech, school2.0, Iona, and Lyons as labels for your post.

Part 2: What does transparency mean to you? Is transparency in education an asset or a liability? Do you consider yourself "Well Googled"?

Iphone

I wanted to share another experience I witnessed in my study hall. The students were talking about the Iran and Iraq conflict. There was a little debate as to whether they actually shared a border, or if there was a river in between them..etc.. One student took out his Iphone and google mapped Iran and Iraq and said "I'll end this right now" and basically showed them with evidence by zooming in that they were bound by land and not by a geographical barrier. I thought this was really impressive. In can definitely see students get confused as to why certain countries have conflict with others if they do not know the geographic location of them and to be able to see it in real time (or close to it) makes it that much more real for students and much more meaningful.

Jing Tutorial for Interactive PowerPoint

Now that I am an author on this blog, I can finally post. I created a tutorial for an interactive PowerPoint for a Math Jeopardy Review Game. I created a template for Jeopardy a few years ago and I've been using the same one - just changing the content of the game. This latest one was a review collaboration with the science teacher on my team when we had an extra hour with the students before a field trip. It's a math and science Jeopardy- and the tutorial shows how to create hyperlinks to navigate through the game. Here is the link. You might need to adjust the window a little to view the whole screen.

http://www.screencast.com/users/ddisiena/folders/Jing/media/ebdea456-fa7e-4621-bc23-589195c0c354

Presentation -How to insert 'Jing' on Slide Rocket

Here I am showing how to upload video/jing on slide rocket. I found it is a lot easier to do on slide rocket than on microsoft ppt. In doing so I included a recorded tutorial that could potentially help my students using this dynamic geometry software called "Geometer Sketchpad" which I use on a regular basis. It is really cool that I can create my own tutorials... we can definitely use this in our classrooms. Hope you like it.

www.screencast.com/users/VCambra/folders/Jing/media/325a248a-f64d-4cdd-a67f-43227057e2e2