On Monday, I will be doing a class skype with my 7-14 FACS group. Last week in class we worked on reviewing the PA standards for child development for 9-18 months old. Then I selected a category for each student to develop questions for the class skype. I sat with each student and rephrased, or restated questions for a good interview question. Students then rehearsed their particular questions with partners. Finally, I had then sit at the computer, to practice for Monday's Skype. I am going to try to record the Skype so I can show it to other sections. Next week I am going to have a forum on Moodle, with responses to the activity as well as what they learned. This week, I typed a rubric to grade the students on the skype activity. At this point, that is where I'm at with my project.

Where for art thou Romeo Web 2.0??

I want to create the most exciting and riveting Romeo and Juliet Moodle site, that incorporates a few of the best Web 2.0 tools for collaboration. I am finding that the information I want to use, is primarily to help them build anticipation, find resources, and gain background information. A lot of the materials I have from other teachers and from publisher's teacher resources, is pencil and paper activities. Ultimately, I feel I need to re-create some of these and/or make them collaborative via Google Docs, or forums. This project is a bit more difficult than I imagined. I need to keep it simple for my students sake, but I need to elaborate on it for the projects sake. It continues to be a work in progress. My other concern is, we are not starting this novel until the second term. Therefore, I am not going to have student feedback. @Jeff, can you remind me if that is necessary?

Final Project

Please use our blog to share your progress on the final project with your classmates.
Let us know how your project is progressing and if you need any help with any part of your project. I would like everyone to post your idea, status of your project, etc....

As we approach our last class, please review the Moodle site to make sure you have finished all the discussion forums.

I have added a page to our Wiki (http://2010ltms600.wikispaces.com/FINAL+PORJECT) for question and answer to any question anyone may have. Of course, you're welcome to email me as well.


Please register for the Ed Tech Clinics Showcase on November 11. The registration form is available at http://tiny.cc/1z10u . It’s a great opportunity to see some of the class projects from all of the other ETC courses. It will be a great evening of sharing and exploring other projects that reflect changes in learning.

Happy computing!