Week+9+S09

= ​ AI Meeting Agenda= 1. Who's having Virtual Lab - Let's make a schedule for TTL folks. SERDAR 2. Mid-semester evaluation (next week) 3. Cases - some of these need more updates in standards, environment, and learners. Be more specific in describing the problem and check your language. 4. Artifact Proposals - redo rubric to allow for in-between (10/7). Let's discuss artifact proposals in general. What went well? What needs work? 5. Communication Lab = =

Brainstorming of the activities:

 * Use Doodle to set up the time for online Adobe Connect session //I like the idea of using Doodle; however, this might get chaotic. Perhaps we could just use the lab time for the Connect session?// - See my comment below. There won't be 100% agreement about the time. We might have some students who cannot make it. For those, we need to think about backup plans. We can record the Connect session and have them watch it and write a reflection about it. (Serdar)
 * Prior to the communication week, form groups //(how large? 3? 4? -// No more than 4//)// and assign each group a different communication tool
 * Google Groups []
 * VoiceThread [|http://voicethread.com] - THIS IS NOT FREE
 * ePals []
 * Moodle []
 * Skype [|http://skype.com]
 * Edmodo []
 * Breeze/Connect []
 * Meebo [], Instant Messenger (AOL, MSN, GMail Chat, etc)
 * Social Networking (Ning) []
 * Twitter
 * Zoho Wiki
 * Diigo
 * Word PRess
 * Cozimo


 * Tools we are using to help them**
 * Oncourse Discussion Forum
 * Doodle
 * Adobe Connect/Breeze
 * Prior to the communication week, set the doodle and ask for the appropriate time for the online meeting
 * Each group will study the communication tool, and apply it to their subject area. They will prepare a presentation //(5 minutes? 10 minutes?// - If we form the groups with 4 people, we will approximately have 7 groups. I think 10 minutes would be fair. This 10 minutes will include presentation, Q&A, and transition between the groups//)// which will include
 * Brief introduction of the tool
 * Advantages of the tool //- Analyzing in terms of 3 E's?//
 * Disadvantages of the tool
 * Example: Application of the tool in their subject area
 * Students' role in this activity
 * Teacher's role in this activity
 * Groups will have their presentation and Q&A section during the online session.
 * Group will write their report on a blog page after the presentation //(Does this mean that they will write a reflection? Is this the workout points? How will points be applied?)// I am thinking 10 points of the participation towards this one as an incentive. Reflection could be considered as workout. 10 points extra for the connect session. (Serdar)
 * Each AI can act as an expert on one communication technology and students can consult with them
 * We can also prepare a list of links for each technology ahead of time.

//One aspect that I'm concerned about is the ability for students to effectively connect to Adobe Connect on the day of the presentations. Perhaps we could all meet in the Computer Lab and just not talk to each other??// - The reason I plan to use Adobe Connect is that some of us will be in Kentucky for the conference. This will expose the students to an online meeting. I know there might be challenges but Adobe Connect is fairly easy for the attendant. If you are in Bloomington for your lab, you can choose to do in class (Serdar).

=Week 9 - Communication Workout= = = What we did this week? Please list both what you did for your workout this week, and what students submitted for this workout (see Week 8 for an example of how this should look)

__Part I. Group Project __ § Complete assigned wiki page (http://w200communication12167.wikispaces.com/ ) > - The students were not allowed to communicated face-to-face § Group Presentation (In class) > - The presentation will be done in the next lab __Part II. Individual Blog Post__: Create a communication blog post § Describe how you would use communication tools in your classroom (provide specific examples) Or reflection of your group activity (experience of communicating using technology and creating a wiki as a group) § Post the link of your blog page in Oncourse >> Assignments >> Lab Workout #10
 * Ja-Ok**:

=Week 9 Lab Notes=